Green Funerals?

[rational thinker]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080420/ap_on_re_eu/green_graves;_ylt=Ao6MP5qegUO8gDZpOONK4eys0NUE

[angelatc]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080420/ap_on_re_eu/green_graves;_ylt=Ao6MP5qegUO8gDZpOONK4eys0NUE


Cardboard coffins — which are as thick as their wooden counterparts — can be decorated by family and biodegrade within three months.

"The trouble is, they are a bit ungainly to use," said Oakfield Wood burial ground director Oliver Peacock. "They're not terribly easy to handle and if it's wet, they don't look their best either."

(Picturing a group of men carrying a soggy cardboard coffin.....)

[Mesogen]

Why any coffin whatsoever? Just bury the naked body. That's about as green as you can get.

O yeah, it's about making money, not about being "green."