Green Burial

Caring for the dead without the use of toxins and materials that are not biodegradable -- has been receiving much attention lately, though it’s hardly a new phenomenon. Returning to the earth in little more than a shroud is what most of humanity has done for thousands of years until the advent of the modern "deathcare" industry. In a typical green cemetery, burial density is normally one-tenth of that of conventional cemetery. And because embalming, metal caskets, vaults and conventional markers are prohibited, green burial can also offer cost savings. Unfortunately, it also has much potential as a marketing ploy.

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1	Green Burial Council The Green Burial Council is a new nonprofit organization founded to encourage sustainainable end-of-life rituals, and in some instances, to use the burial process as a means of facilitating land conservation. The Center has developed the first certifiable standards in the industry. One set is for Natural Burial Grounds, which are cemeteries required to follow ethical and ecologically sound practices. And another is for Conservation Burial Grounds, which adhere to these same practices, but in addition, involve an established conservation partner and further a legitimate conservation purpose. The Council will also be listing on its site conventional cemeteries and funeral service providers around the country willing to accommodate green burial. Organizing board members of the GBC include Dr. William "Billy" Campbell, President of Memorial Ecosystems; Ernest Cook, Senior VP of the Trust for Public Land; and Joshua Slocum, Executive Director of the FCA.	70
2	Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association New York State's first green burial ground is now operating. Located near Ithaca, the Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association is a nonprofit cemetery offering natural burials (no embalming, no coffin or a light wood coffin).	47
3	Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve Floridians interested in green burial should check out Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve.	52
4	Ramsey Creek Preserve South Carolina's Ramsey Creek Preserve was the first U.S. green burial ground.	54

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