Also known as natural burials, this new phenomenon has been set in place to offer individuals to return their deceased loved ones to the earth in a manner that does not prohibit the decaying or decomposition of the deceased remains. Green funerals or green burials require for the body of the deceased to be naturally prepared for burial, this means that the body has to be made ready for the burial without using any preservatives of disinfectants like embalming fluids.

The process of embalming requires embalming fluids to be injected into your arteries whilst having your blood drained out. Embalming also includes the process where the embalmer sets the facial structure of the body, should the individual have passed away due to pain of with an awkward facial expression of if rigor mortise has begun to set in. This is done by stuffing the face with items to maintain structure. Embalming is done to preserve the body for a longer than normal period. Most religions are strongly against the embalming process whilst others see it as a way of still looking healthy at your own funeral service.

Green burials would also require a biodegradable casket or coffin to be used. This coffin should not have any Perspex, metal or glass present on it as these items are not biodegradable. Willow is an excellent material that the casket or coffin can be made up of.  The grave should also be dug rather shallowly but not too shallow and the body and biodegradable casket would be required to enter directly into the ground, without having a concrete lining on the inside and around.

Cremating the remains of your loved ones is also considered as a green funeral practice.  You will even be able to purchase a biodegradable urn to have the cremation remains put into. These urns are designed to degrade under natural conditions as well. Another perk of having a green funeral is that it is almost half the price of having a traditional funeral.

Organic earth friendly funerals and burials are gaining more and more recognition each and every day and with good reason to. If you are among those who are environmentally conscious then a green funeral is definitely the way to go.

If you feel you need to know more about green funerals and its benefits you can seek assistance from your local funeral director and they would be able to feed you all the information you would need. You can also simply use the World Wide Web to gain more knowledge on the subject.

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