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Wednesday 16 December 2015

An account on How to die green

Living green is a hip which has been followed by many people for a considerable period of time, but now it seems that dying green is also quickly catching up. The movement being followed by the Green Burial council is mainly to be environmentally friendly even at the time of death.

 This movement is so established in the funeral and cremation services that it comprises of its own arbiter of standards. The organization certifies caskets, urns and all the other pre-requisites which are employed at the time of burial as well as facilities such as cemeteries and funeral homes, depending on whether they account for the impact of toxicity, the material which cause it and also the carbon pollution on the ecosystem.

The popularity of the initiative:
The organization also thoroughly assesses different funeral services and their efforts to preserve the natural habitat and the green landscapes. This is an initiative which is spreading like wild fire and as per the survey conducted by the Green Burial survey (in January 2015) of 70 funeral homes and cemeteries, they found that the demand for such eco-friendly burials has increased by 72.4% ever since initiation. However amidst all this an important question came up and that is isn’t death the actual carbon footprint negator? The answer which experts gave was mainly no. They stated that the usage of conventional burial methods namely-cement vaults and caskets means that we are still adversely affecting the environment- even after we have left the mortal plane. Samuel Bar, the Green Burial council’s products observance advisor stated that when we talk of carbon pollution, opting for a natural burial technique in contrast to that of a conventional option is the same as keeping an American driver off the highway for four to five months.

We know for a fact that Burial and cremation are the most common methods by which we dispose of a dead body. But the problem is that they are far from being eco-friendly. Embalming a dead body needs cancer causing chemicals such as phenol and formaldehyde and many others. Along with that the caskets are made with mined metals endangered wood and also toxic plastic. Casket burials also prevent proper decomposition, slowing down the rotting procedures and causing harm to the nearby water sources. There are many who have said that though cremation is better option as compared to some of these aforementioned techniques, it requires a lot of energy and also creates a lot of air pollution. Also new burners and the filters though making these cremation services more efficient have also increased the emission of harmful gases such as dioxin, mercury into the environment.
However there have been developments on the greener way to decompose bodies.  The Carlbarnekow funeral service licensee is a service provider which emphasises greatly on these eco-friendly modes of burial.

The popular tips:
 Here are a few of green or eco-friendly Carlbarnekow funeral service licensee funeral and cremation services which they greatly recommend.
ü  The first is interring the body in the earth in a manner which allows it to decompose naturally without the usage of any chemicals is a natural way.
ü  The second method is the usage of eco-coffins which reduces the carbon emission by almost 50% as compared to traditional burials. The materials used are bamboo, paper, plywood free of formaldehyde, hand woven willow and etc.

ü  The third option is a composed corpse. Here the corpse is frozen and then it is submerged into liquid nitrogen. The brittle body is bombarded using sound waves which crumbles it down to fine white powdery substance. Finally this powder is sent out through a vacuum chamber which evaporates all the water. The remaining powder is fertile and nutrition filled, thereby is ideal or planting trees, shrubs and gardens.

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