Brooklyn funeral director Amy Cunningham is promoting green burials, an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative to traditional burials. This method rejects the use of ornate caskets, chemical embalming, and concrete vaults. Instead, the deceased are placed in simple shrouds or woven baskets, and buried in shallow graves. These burials align with the desires of those who prioritize natural living and environmental sustainability. Rich Moylan from Green-Wood Cemetery emphasizes that green burials resonate particularly with younger individuals, though such burial practices have historical significance in various cultures, particularly among Jewish and Muslim communities.
Green burials are gaining traction among people who like "all things natural," as well as those looking to save money burying their loved ones.
Cunningham said green burials offer a way to skip the cremators, covered caskets and concrete vaults while honoring the dead in a 'hands on' way.
If they are, 'green' means using non-toxic chemicals to preserve the body.
Green burials are slightly cheaper than traditional burials, don't waste tons of steel and don't emit anywhere close to the amount of CO2 released from cremation.
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