"Patent of the week
No. 5,592,723. A burial coffin arrangement including a ceremonial casket
that can be used a number of times and that is provided with decorative
material. It can be placed over a disposable inner casket that is made
from a material not detrimental to the environment."
I thought the idea of a reusable coffin offered a sustainable idea, but
am wondering if there aren't even more environmentally responsible ways
for disposing of ourselves. Perhaps as food—animal or human (Some of you
might remember a movie about 25 years ago called Soylent Green)—or as
fertilizer. Burying seems kind of a waste. If you plan to be cremated,
how about specifying that your ashes be recycled to your organic garden?
Food for thought so to speak. Hope I haven't been too morbid.
-- John Bower, The Healthy House Institute http://www.hhinst.com/ email: healthy@bloomington.in.us 430 N. Sewell Road, Bloomington, IN 47408 Phone/fax 812-332-5073 __________________________________________________________________ This greenbuilding dialogue is sponsored by Oikos (www.oikos.com) and Environmental Building News (www.ebuild.com). For instructions send e-mail to greenbuilding-request@crest.org. __________________________________________________________________