Bury Me Green, Naturally - Eco Burial Alternatives
As consumer desires change, so do the needs for pleasing them. This is not only true of retail sales, grocers and other merchants, but also of funeral directors.
By providing green funerals, biodegradable cremation caskets, and/or cardboard cremation containers, you will be one step ahead of this growing trend that is here to stay.
The Green Burial Council has all of the information a funeral director needs to complete the wishes of the family. There is an expanding list of companies providing services and products.
According to USA Today, there were a handful of funeral directors who offered green funerals in 2008. That number has increased to nearly 300 in 2010. This is a significant increase.
The AARP has polled its members and the percentage of people who would rather have a green funeral has nearly tripled since their last poll!
The Rise in Family Requests In Eco-Burial Standards
Eco-conscious families will settle for nothing less than an informed funeral director to handle the needs for their family or themselves.
Give your families a choice in cremation caskets. Families wishing to be cremated will insist on not having formaldehyde used in the embalming process.
There are methods being discussed with using substances such as plant extracts, salt, or iodine instead of traditional embalming fluid. This is to prevent the pollutants associated with the gases emitted during cremation.
Cremation Containers Need Not Be Boring
Did you know cremation containers can be made of variety of materials; bamboo, pine or even a paperboard coffin? None of these need to be drab or uninteresting.
These cremation containers can be decorated for the viewing. This is a truly personal touch you can add to your service offerings.
There are artfully decorated cardboard coffins or custom caskets with your choice of décor available. Families will certainly appreciate that personal touch.
Natural Burials and the Spiritually Inclined There are religions that require natural burials for compliance. Buddhism is one and Jewish followers also use wooden boxes if they follow the orthodox ideology.
The cremation casket and cremation containers available are a huge part of the procedure. Eco-conscious funeral directors are in demand!
It is a compliment to the funeral home directors to be adaptable to the needs of their families and provide all of the services and products necessary for a natural burial.
This is of course including the availability of a cremation coffin or cremation containers that are designed for this purpose.
Now that there is a sector of the population who cares enough to save what is left of the environment, it is up to the rest of us to join in and support their noble movement.