0 the act of burying a body in a way that causes little damage to the environment, for example by not having the body embalmed (= treated with special chemicals) and by using a coffin made of natural materials, so that the coffin and body can decay naturally:
More information on green burial should be made available to the public.
Supporters of green burials believe in burying the dead the way people were buried before embalming became popular.
However, the complexities of carrying out a green burial may also be significant, although those vary according to the location.
I knew that she had wanted a green burial and here she was.
Those who opt for a green burial feel there are significant advantages to that form of burial.
At his own request, he was given a deep green burial in the forest near his home.
They may choose to be buried in an all natural bio-degradable green burial shroud, sometimes a simple coffin made of cardboard or other easily biodegradable material.
