Green Burials & Funerals

 

Did you know that throughout the world the number of deaths per year exceeds fifty million? This number translates into approximately 100 deaths each and every minute. Have you considered the environmental impact of traditional burial and cremation practices with such a massive number of remains to dispose of? Transitioning from these traditional practices to more ecologically friendly practices through "green" funerals and burials will significantly minimize this damaging impact.

 

Though for many of us it may be uncomfortable to contemplate and prepare for death, we each have the opportunity, through our preparations, to demonstrate our values by choosing to contribute to the ecological well-being of the planet and thus to the well-being of the loved ones we leave behind. Green Casket Company was founded to provide such an option. In addition to its natural and biodegradable caskets, Green Casket Company will advise as to the location and availability of Green cemeteries which are designed to preserve the natural environment so that native vegetation and wildflower may flourish. Green cemeteries reduce the environmental impact of traditional cemeteries by avoiding the use of herbicides and eliminating water polluting drainage problems so that those we love may be laid to rest in beautiful and natural surroundings.

 

Green Casket Company will provide all of our services to those of you who prefer or have already pre-paid for plots at traditional cemeteries. Whether at a traditional or green cemetery, a hybrid, or burials on one's private land, Green Casket Company is here to provide earth-friendly biodegradable caskets, as well as resources and information to meet your specific preferences and needs.
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Testimonial

 

My father died in January, and we placed him in one of the beautiful pine caskets your husband made. Actually, then his body was sent to Vermont, and in June we buried him on a rural hillside, overlooking a village where my sister lives now, where I was born, and where my dad was a Pastor of a country church while he was studying at Harvard.

Thanks for helping us make the memorial and burial more authentic and down to earth. My dad would have appreciated that, as the PhD son of a German grocer with seven siblings, and one who loved wood, woodworking, and natural things.
Patrice

 

 

 

                                       

 

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A Green Burial at Ramsey Creek Preserves- Westminster, SC