For Green's Sake

Sources: The Green Burial Council, People Magazine

The following quote is an excerpt of an interview with Joe Sehee, Executive Director, The Green Burial Council.

"Green burial is a way of caring for our dead without the use of toxins or materials that are not biodegradable, which essentially means no formaldehyde (a major ingredient in embalming fluid), no metal caskets and no concrete vaults. It also requires that markers, if used at all, must be living (i.e. trees, wildflowers) or ecologically functional (i.e. boulders, field stones) and appropriate for the surroundings. Green burial is not a new idea. It's the way much of humanity has handled its end-of-life rituals for several thousand years until the advent of the modern cemetery/funeral industry."

In the June 25, 2007 issue of People Magazine, the story "Dust to Dust" goes into how Green Burials are increasing just outside of Westminister, S.C., and the benefits they provide to the environment.

For more information on Green Burials, visit The Green Burial Council.