That was true, at least until the Civil War era. Then a desire to preserve bodies led to a new way of dealing with the dead: ...

"I think it's fantastic," said Maria Hutchins-Cabibi, of New Hampshire. Her father was buried in a mushroom coffin. John ...

"Had you buried your father in a wooden casket, be assured, he would have been returned to the earth without paying $1,500 for a silly mushroom suit." Green burials are not a new concept.

To earn a hybrid certification — meant for sites with both green and conventional burial grounds — cemeteries must use biodegradable caskets and avoid vaults or toxic embalming fluids ...

Michigan has yet to legalize human composting, which accelerates the natural decomposition process. It is legal in 12 states.

Nov. 26 (UPI) --The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering environmentally friendly burial sections in three national cemeteries for U.S. military veterans. The "green burial sections" are ...

"You can have a green burial in Northern Ireland, you can ask for a sustainably produced coffin, but you'll have to go into a regular cemetery or graveyard," she said. "That's not the same as ...

Type” burial is very similar to a “green burial” or a “natural burial.” This type of burial refers to more environmentally friendly methods of burial that refrain from the use ...