Biodegradable Caskets and Ash Burial Urns
Pardon our dust - we're still building our site
"Promoting the production
of natural burial products to support
environmentally sound funeral and cemetery
practices in the 21st Century"
Biodegradable woven, wood, and fiber pet and
people coffins available from Real Goods - November, 2007
the LAST thing
you want to be seen in!"
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GREENING UP THE GRAVES
The Natural Burial Company was created to help green up the existing funeral industry by sourcing products and services that offer people a wider range of environmentally friendly choices.
Time and again, conversations with the public reveal that a large percentage of people would rather have a natural burial. It's possible to do this safely and sustainably (the UK is proving it!) but we've simply not been given those options in the US yet - until now.
The Natural Burial Company believes that a growing number of funeral directors, cemeteries, and alternative service providers are willing to bring a green option to the general public. Check out our natural burial products list to see the growing range of natural caskets and urns coming into the market place - contact us for a reseller that can serve you today.
WHERE CAN YOU GO for a Natural Burial?
Many folks wonder where they can get a natural burial. In the UK, over 200 woodland burial sites around the country now offer people a wide selection of opportunities for a natural end, where you can be buried without embalming, in a biodegradable casket, and turn into a tree. A small but growing number of sites are available in the US and, while we don't have many official conservation cemeteries yet, you can make a natural start just by finding a cemetery
Visit this link to learn more...
BUILDING CONSUMER OPTIONS FOR NATURAL BURIAL:
Did you know that it's legal to buy your own casket and have it delivered to the funeral home or cemetery of your choice? Did you know that embalming is not required by law? Have you ever wanted to just be buried naturally, and just "turn into a tree?"
The Natural Burial Company is working with Gaiam Real Goods Trading Company along with forward thinking funeral directors and greening cemeteries to source and distribute the finest natural burial goods and offer them to the general public throughout the USA.
Gaiam Real Goods has a 2 million person catalog base, with a history of finding sensible green-lifestyle products in their early days and building demand for them through education and superior customer support. Contact us to find a reseller near you today.
(If you cannot find a reseller and you want one of our items retail, please contact us directly)
SUPPORTING THE FUNERAL SERVICES TRADE IN CREATING NEW OPTIONS
We strongly support the greening of the professional funeral services trade, recognizing that the majority of individuals will continue to choose to use a funeral service provider to help them make their purchase and their end-of-life arrangements.
The Natural Burial Company also recognizes that many of the first green grave goods producers will be small at first, and we offer a big tent to gather under.
If you are a funeral products reseller - a cemetery, a funeral director, a celebrant , a cooperative group buyer, or a home-funeral guide - please visit our "About" page to determine if we might be of service to you.
CONSIDER A VOLUNTARY "CARBON OFFSET TITHE" when you make an international purchase
...Looking to get the transportation mileage out of your purchase but still want a woven or fiber coffin from the UK? Want a wooden coffin, but can't find it locally? No problem! Check out the Renewable Energy Certificates on Wikipedia, and offset the carbon.
Or better yet, contact Go Zero or your local memorial tree planting organization and plant a few trees in the Planet's name!
Some people compare the straight carbon footprint of production to production - i.e., how much carbon does a tree store vs. how much carbon is spent getting your product to you. We don't. We know that just by going out in a biodegradable coffin - whether cremated or buried - a lot less energy goes into creating the product in the first place than if you'd used a conventional casket made from steel or other resource-intensive materials.
And we think that when you plant yourself in a natural coffin that biodegrades completely and becomes a tree, you'll more than offset the carbon spent in getting your special seed-case (your casket) to you. Think of all the oxygen you'll make, and all the water you'll transpire, and all the carbon you'll sequester during your life as a tree.
Carbon footprint? "Make one!" we say. "Be a Tree!"
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICES FOR NATURAL BURIALISTS
Through 121 Business Support, UK and USA, we offer business development services and solutions to manufacturers, service providers, and artisans seeking to either enter the field or expand their business and "green up" their act.
Our backgrounds in small business operation, natural products, business plan consultation, and intellectual property management help you define, identify and pursue your particular niche-market in the emerging fields of natural burial and clean cremation.
We can support you in the design of an item (or the re-design of your existing offering) so that your products and services are functional, design-protected when necessary, and acceptable to an environmentally minded clientele.
In tandem with this development, we provide search-engine and website consultation, so if you're considering a website upgrade, contact us for a quote on a business-plan and website package.
REPRESENTATION TO THE PUBLIC AND THE TRADE
The Natural Burial Company participates in trade shows and trade associations and offers representation to compatible producers in the USA, the UK. and in 2008, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Europe. In some instances, we act as an importer, and will manage your inventory from our warehouse. We are a member of the Provender Alliance and the ICCFA, and are awaiting entry into Co-Op America's Green Business Network (we applied).
If you manufacture a product and would like product representation in our portfolio or at the trade shows we attend, or if you would like us speak to cemetery and funeral service providers on your behalf, we have a limited number of openings for items compatible with our current line. Please contact us for details.
Contact the Natural Burial Company for more information
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