Green cemeteries promote environmentally friendly burial practices and can be found worldwide. They offer various burial options, including natural burials and sea burials, and encourage family involvement. Green cemeteries aim to decompose bodies naturally and quickly, often using simple coffins or shrouds made from natural materials. Some green cemeteries cater to specific religious beliefs. They are financially friendly and can be found by searching online or through funeral consumer alliances.
A green cemetery is a cemetery that promotes environmentally friendly burial practices. You may hear a green cemetery called an ecocemetery, green cemetery, or natural cemetery. Green cemeteries are found in many regions of the world. Many cemeteries in developing countries are green by default, due to the cultural traditions surrounding burial, and a growing movement of green cemeteries emerged in the developed world in the late 20th century, as people began to worry more about more for the health of the environment.
Offerings in a green cemetery vary depending on how the cemetery is organized. For example, some green cemeteries offer relatively conventional burials in plots with ordinary headstones, while others promote natural burial in areas that are not landscaped, using trees, rocks and other natural artifacts as indicators. Some green cemeteries are also attached to crematoria, for people who do not wish to be buried, while others may offer sea burial and other funeral options. Many encourage family involvement in funeral planning, although they may have a funeral director on hand to assist with the arrangements.
In a green cemetery burial, the goal is usually to encourage the body to decompose naturally and quickly. Many green cemeteries ban embalmed bodies, due to concerns about the toxicity of the chemicals used in embalming. People may be buried in simple wooden, peat, wicker or cardboard coffins designed to break down quickly, or in shrouds made from natural materials. If clothed, even the dead are usually clothed in natural fibers that will break down with the body.
Some green cemeteries address issues of specific religious beliefs, with ground consecrated for people who want to be buried naturally while still adhering to their religious beliefs. Many religions are very susceptible to green burial: Judaism, for example, recommends burying within a day in a simple coffin. Usually, people can arrange for a religious officiant to attend a relative’s green burial, either by bringing someone from their own place of worship or by making arrangements with the cemetery.
People can also arrange their own funerals however they like in many green cemeteries. Family members may be encouraged to participate in the selection and preparation of a burial site, and people are often encouraged to plant flowers at the grave and to visit to help with cemetery maintenance. Green cemeteries are often found in very pleasant locations, making them pleasant places to visit.
Green cemeteries in your area can be found by searching for “green cemetery” and your region, or through the assistance of a funeral consumer alliance. In addition to being environmentally friendly, you may also find that natural burial is financially friendly, as green cemeteries typically keep their prices low and discourage costly practices such as the use of fancy coffins and burial tombs.
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