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GREEN BURIAL COUNCIL - Welcome

This is the place to learn more about green burial and how to find certified cemetery stewards, funeral professionals, and funerary product sellers.

GREEN BURIAL - Zion Cemetery

Discover green burial services at Zion Cemetery, St. Louis certified eco-friendly cemetery offering funerals and flameless cremation as sustainable ...

Green Burial Options - Bellefontaine Cemetery

In addition to offering green burial throughout traditional burial sections, Bellefontaine has established a dedicated green burial area known as Evergreen ...

Eco-Friendly Burials in St. Louis - YouTube

5:28 · Go to channel · Schankman's St. Louis: Green Burial. HEC Culture•5.2K views · 7:05 · Go to channel · The Greatest Funeral Pageant Ever ...

How St. Louisans are digging in to alternatives to conventional burials

Bellefontaine Cemetery is one of the only cemeteries in the St. Louis area certified for green burial. Alternatives to traditional burial and ...

Green Burial - SOC - - Bellefontaine Cemetery

Bellefontaine is proud to be a Green Burial Council-certified cemetery, offering green burial and green burial products and funeral services.

Schankman's St. Louis: Green Burial - HEC-TV

Green burial simply means caring for the dead with minimal impact on the environment. The body is buried in a biodegradable container like a wicker casket or a ...

Green Burial - A Better Way to Go at Missouri Botanical Garden

Join Gracie Griffin of St. Louis's historic Bellefontaine Cemetery as she provides a closer look at green burial practices, dispels myths, and explores some ...

Thinking About Having a 'Green' Funeral? Here's What to Know

The Green Burial Council's steps for minimizing negative environmental effects include forgoing embalming, skipping concrete vaults, rethinking ...

Guide to Green Burial – A Natural Approach to Funerals

The following article will introduce you to green burial and provide details on the typical costs and options available when choosing a natural burial.

Green Burial | The Order of the Good Death

Green burials tend to be shallower than most conventional burials— the body is placed nearer to the surface is where all the good, nutrient rich soil is. The ...

Climate Action Now! Green Burial—A Better Way to Go

Climate Action Now! Green Burial—A Better Way to Go ... Making burials environmentally friendly. Our forum, presented by Bellefontaine Cemetery's ...

Green Burial Project: What is Green Burial?

Green (or natural) burial is a return to burial practices that accomplish the task of a respectful disposition of our dead without undue burden on the ...

Eco-Friendly Burials in St. Louis - Facebook

How is this going to work? And then my mom was like, you know, Bell Fountain Cemetery does something called Green Burials and I had never heard ...

What Is a Green Burial? Cost & Environmental Benefits - Britannica

Green burials minimize the environmental impact of laying someone to rest by allowing the body to decompose naturally without the use of harsh chemicals.

Green Burial & Other Environmentally Friendly Choices

Green (or natural) burial emphasizes simplicity and environmental sustainability. The body is neither cremated nor prepared with chemicals such as embalming ...

Answering Your Green Burial Questions - Funeral Basics

A burial is only considered “green” if the body is buried in a green-certified cemetery. Otherwise, it is considered a natural burial.

Green Burials | Living St. Louis - Facebook

It could be colorful. It could be a reflection of that person's personality or life. And we put in all hand cut greens and flowers, whatever's ...

Green Burial Cemeteries in the US and Canada

Green Burial Cemeteries ​in the US and Canada · ALABAMA · Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens Hybrid Cemetery Saraland AL 36571 · Spring Hill Memorial Gardens · Garden ...

Green Burial - WeConservePA Library

Green burials minimize negative environmental impacts by using biodegradable materials, avoiding toxic chemicals, and occurring on land maintained using...