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- Promote life for the planet with Transcend's green burial Fri, 21 Oct 22, 4:30amAll things come to an end, including our lives. Over the generations and around the world, deathcare has taken many turns. From Viking send-offs in flaming boats to modern-day caskets and cremations, the challenge of honoring...
- Biodegradable PawPods: a better way to bury your pet Mon, 26 Jun 17, 8:45pmBurying a beloved pet is never easy. But PawPods offers a thoughtful, biodegradable option for burying deceased animals with their bamboo and rice husk pods. Similar to eco burials for humans, PawPods allow pets to return...
- Bios launches modern funerary urns that grow plants with loved ones' remains Fri, 16 Jun 17, 2:00amIs there life after death? The Bios Urn is a modern funerary urn that enables people to grow trees with the ashes of loved ones. The company (which Inhabitat has covered since 2005) recently marked their public launch and...
- With Bios Urn's public launch, everyone can grow a plant with their loved one's remains Thu, 15 Jun 17, 9:46pmMany people today seek an alternative to the toxic burial industry, if the overwhelming interest in Bios Urn is any indication. The company - which Inhabitat has covered since 2005 - enables people to grow trees in the ashes...
- These biodegradable burial pods can turn cemeteries into forests Sat, 13 Jun 15, 3:30amMost of us have likely had the opportunity to visit a cemetery at some point, and walked through the endless rows of cold marble headstones and weeping angel statues...
- Capsula Mundi burial pods can turn cemeteries into forests Thu, 5 Mar 15, 4:30amMost of us have likely had the opportunity to visit a cemetery at some point, and walked through the endless rows of cold marble headstones and weeping angel statues...
- The Fernwood Eco-Cemetery Offers Natural Burial for a Green Afterlife Sat, 4 Oct 14, 2:20amFernwood itself has existed for over a century, though their natural burial offerings are fairly new. The Mill Valley, CA, establishment is a funeral home, crematory and cemetery with an underlying mission of completing a...
- Pia Interlandi’s Biodegradable “Garments for the Grave” Let You Rest in Peace, in Style Mon, 7 Oct 13, 3:32amWhen Pia Interlandi struggled to dress her grandfather in a suit for burial, she realized that the clothes we wear in life are not designed for death—those who have passed on have little use for zippers, buttons and tailoring...
- ‘Tower For The Dead’ is an Eco-Cemetery Inspired by the Grieving Process Tue, 1 Nov 11, 9:25amOne of the most mysterious towers ever conceived, the Tower For the Dead is actually a practical solution that adresses the needs of our growing and aging population...
- Turn Your Cremated Remains into Live Ammunition with Holy Smoke Tue, 11 Oct 11, 2:53amWith all the talk these days about the destructive and toxic nature of modern day burials, sustainable ways to honor your deceased loved ones are popping up left and right...
- Poetree Burial Planter is an Eco Memorial That Honors the Cycle of Life Tue, 4 Oct 11, 9:57amAlthough death is universal, it seems that the final choice of how our bodies are laid to rest is not – and traditional burials are looking like less and less attractive as they take up land and use unsavory chemistry...
- Natural Legacy’s Woolen Coffins Are Green to the Grave Thu, 14 Apr 11, 2:40am“Green to the grave” is not just for bumper stickers anymore, thanks to British wool company A.W. Hainsworth and Sons Ltd’s Natural Legacy division. Now the environmentally conscious can be put to final rest in organic...
- Ecopod Recycled and Biodegradable Coffins for a Green Afterlife Fri, 30 Jul 10, 8:15amIf you’ve resolved to be more eco-conscious in your everyday life, why stop in the afterlife? The Ecopod is a coffin made of 100% recycled newspaper, finished with a colored sheet made of recycled silk and mulberry...