The Centre for Natural Burial

No embalming necessary: ‘Green cemetery’ rises
Cost lower than average burial, uses nonbiodegradable coffins
By ROSALIND BENTLEY, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On his 66th birthday last May, Harry E. Echols learned he had esophageal cancer.
The prognosis was grim enough that Echols decided against treatment that might only slow the inevitable. With the help of his sister, Janet Ferguson, the […]

Mountain View Cemetery keeps coordinates for families choosing to scatter ashes
By Ellen Spitaleri, Oregon City News
It is, perhaps, the ultimate act of sustainability – the disposal of human remains in an environmentally friendly manner.
“We are making an effort to be more sustainable and go green,” said Larry Potter, the parks maintenance manager for Oregon City, […]

By Lori Ceier, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.
When John and Bill Wilkerson inherited their 350-acre farm in northern Walton County, neither had any idea the future would hold stewardship of what would eventually be called Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve. Chufa and velvet bean growers by trade, the Wilkerson’s knew with rising taxes and property […]

By Leah MacLennan, ABC news
An invention to make burials more environmentally friendly has been developed by a funeral director.  Kevin Hartley is a strong advocate of ‘natural burial’, or being put in the ground without a coffin.
He has come up with an invention to make burials more natural while still incorporating the elements of a […]

By Gavin Havery, Northern Echo
An environmentalist is looking for a site in County Durham to create a green burial ground and set up a community consisting of eco-friendly mini-industries. Ian Rutland, director of Sustainability North-East, needs 60 acres of land for his £1.25m project.
The 47-year-old, from Pity Me, near Durham, will create a wooded area […]

Salvation Army
Green burials have arrived in Canada. Instead of a metal casket placed in a vault lined with concrete, environmentally aware Canadians will soon have the opportunity to choose to be buried in biodegradable boxes or cloth shrouds.

By Jason Wright , MILTON HERALD
Property owner Jim Bell wants to turn 10 acres of his farm into a green burial site, North Fulton’s first. He would like to partner with Milton to help use some of the profits from the site to buy more green space in the city.

Western Telegraph
Grave concerns about plans for a natural burial site have prompted worried locals to campaign against the proposal.
Peter Walker and Julia Horton-Powdrill’s plans for a natural burial site, storage barn and parking area at Castle Hill, Newport, have met with fierce opposition from the community.

By NATHAN BEAUMONT - The Dominion Post
Dying might seem like the ultimate way to reduce one’s carbon footprint, but a new approach to being buried could breathe life into the environment.
New Zealand’s first “natural” burial took place yesterday at the cemetery grounds in Makara.

Tivyside
rave concerns about plans for a natural burial site have prompted worried locals to campaign against the proposal.
Peter Walker and Julia Horton-Powdrill’s plans for a natural burial site, storage barn and parking area at Castle Hill, Newport, have met with fierce opposition from the local community.