forever green 2011
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Forever GreenSustainable Burials
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When you think cemetery….
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Every Year in the US:
• 827,060 gallons of embalming fluid
• 104,272 ton of steels for caskets and vaults
• 5.4 million pounds of copper for lining caskets
• 30 million board feet of hard woods for caskets (including tropical)
• 1.6 million tons of reinforced concrete for burial vaults
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What about cremation?• About 20% done out of
environmental concern• However, for the amount of
non-renewable fossil fuel for cremations in US in 1 year, you could drive to the moon and back….84 times!
• Can result in airborne toxins
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Natural Burial• Alternate method of burial• Natural materials used for
casket or shroud• Natural grave markers• GPS to locate
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History• Movement began in the UK– Carlisle Cemetery (1993)
• Popularity increasing in the US– Ramsey Creek Preserve,
South Carolina (1998)• Not really a new idea….
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Green Burial Council• Founded by Joe & Juliette
Sehee in 2005• Approves sites and materials• Tries to bring in the funeral
industry, rather than compete with it
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GBC Ratings for Burial Grounds• Hybrid Burial Grounds (1
leaf)• Natural Burial Grounds (2
leaf)• Conservation Burial Grounds
(3 leaf rating)
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Green in more ways than one…
• Funeral industry – 11 billion annually
• Traditional funerals can range from $6,000 to $20,000. Natural burials are often much less expensive.
• Plus, money goes towards preserving a green space for the future
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Locations• There are no exclusive
natural burial sites in Maryland
• There are at least three eastern shore locations that offer a designated space for natural burial
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Other green options• Eternal Reefs• Artificial reefs cast from
environmentally safe concrete and cremated remains
• Used to create new marine habitats for fish and other sea creatures
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Swedish Company Promessa• Freeze body (-18C)• Submerge into liquid
nitrogen• Shocked with mechanical
vibrations• Placed in a vacuum chamber• Suggestion: put remains in a
cornstarch coffin
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Thank You• Special thanks to Marcus
Carter, Erin Eve, and Rachel Skipper