Veterans Affairs officials on Tuesday launched a new pilot program allowing "green" burials at three department national cemeteries in an effort to minimize the environmental impact of traditional ...

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced Tuesday it would offer a pilot program for green burial sections at three national cemeteries. The agency said the program ...

At the time of his death, green burial was only beginning to catch on as the “way to go,” as the staff at Penn Forest often joke. From 2020 to 2023, the proportion of Choice Mutual insurance ...

Heritage Acres Memorial Sanctuary is our area’s only natural burial preserve. The site offers green burial with natural materials and no embalming. On Cincinnati Edition, we’ll discuss the ...

An avid gardener, Cooley-Rees found human composting after her best friend passed away several years ago and had a green burial. Doing her own end-of-life planning with human composting has given ...

Jim Belote gave his final gift — himself — to the trees he’d always loved. He was buried without embalming, in a painted ...

Green burials are also catching on. This is where one’s body is not embalmed, and no chemicals are injected into the body to preserve it. The body is then placed into a bio-degradable casket ...

Human composting is different from a green burial, which is legal in Michigan. According to the West Michigan Burial Forest in Newaygo County’s Brooks Township, green burial is the process of ...

At these new green cemeteries, your body will turn into a tree The startup Transcend is rethinking cemeteries as forests, and giving people a more eco-friendly afterlife option.

Losing a loved one is difficult. On top of grieving, you must also make important decisions about funeral arrangements. The ...

Metal caskets are cheaper than wooden caskets. The cheapest options are rental caskets and green burial caskets. This is the cost for bringing the deceased to the funeral home prior to any funeral ...

Green burials are also catching on. This is where one’s body is not embalmed, and no chemicals are injected into the body to preserve it. The body is then placed into a bio-degradable casket ...