‘Boil in the bag’ environmentally friendly funerals arrive in the UK

With a lower carbon footprint than gas-fired cremation, the process is described as ‘gentler on the body and kinder on the environment’

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I notice it’s never compared to a traditional burial which is better for the environment.
- I'd argue that burying concrete, metal, wood, and embalming fluid in the ground is not great for the environment. Green burials on the other hand (buried directly in the ground for the body to quickly decompose) is way more environmentally friendly than the other options - aside from taking up land like traditional burials.
  
  Concrete? Wood and a tiny bit of metal is fine in the earth.