Greener Ways to the Great Beyond. Nancy Smith.
by Smith, Nancy; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 70Family. Publisher: Mother Earth News, 2003ISSN: 1522-3213;.Subject(s): Burial | Cemeteries | Funeral rites and ceremonies | Green products | Habitat conservationDDC classification: 050 Summary: "A typical, no-frills funeral and burial in the United States costs from $6,000 to $10,000, uses formaldehyde in embalming, nondegradable steel caskets and concrete vaults placed shoulder to shoulder in established cemeteries. Burial in a green or natural cemetery, on the other hand, can cost half as much, and embalming, metal caskets and concrete burial vaults are prohibited." (MOTHER EARTH NEWS) This article discusses the cost and environmental advantages of green cemeteries, which are beginning to catch on in North America. Also included is a discussion of the legal issues that consumers need to consider when planning a home funeral.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Greener Ways to the Great Beyond, April/May 2003; pp. 56-60.
"A typical, no-frills funeral and burial in the United States costs from $6,000 to $10,000, uses formaldehyde in embalming, nondegradable steel caskets and concrete vaults placed shoulder to shoulder in established cemeteries. Burial in a green or natural cemetery, on the other hand, can cost half as much, and embalming, metal caskets and concrete burial vaults are prohibited." (MOTHER EARTH NEWS) This article discusses the cost and environmental advantages of green cemeteries, which are beginning to catch on in North America. Also included is a discussion of the legal issues that consumers need to consider when planning a home funeral.
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