Issue of Green Burial How bad is the traditional burial? Have you ever thought about whether it is bad or not? Many of us do not know how the traditional burial is effecting our environment. We spend many sources preparing for this kind of burial. We use tons of wood, metal and tons of gallons of embalming fluid. About 2.4 person day per year in the US. Could you imagine how much sources will be used to prepare their funeral? Traditional burial is impacting our environment in a very bad way. However, God created our brain and by using our brain we will be able to find solution for almost everything. So, they found an alternative to the traditional burial and it was the green burial or they called it the natural burial. The green burial is a way to take care of the dead body in such a way that does not harm the environment. In the green burial, they use non-toxic materials and it is biodegradable. For instance, they use caskets, urns and shrouds. Mark Harris held a lecture explaining and talking about his journey exploring many kind of funerals in the USA. In the lecture …show more content…
There are some people who made that and it goes fine. You just need to keep the body in a cold room and put some dry ice on the bed of the dead body. The body will be able to stay in a good condition for about 3 days. There are some organization that helps to arrange the funeral. These organizations will provide you with all the material that you need to have the funereal at home. For example, they will provide you with the dry ice or the refrigerator. Also, there are some people who started to buy their coffin from now and use it for many things. For instance, some people use it to arrange some books inside it, to put the old stuff on it, to grow some flowers and even as a coffee table for the living room. They usually use coffin that made of recycled papers or oak