Can a burial still be “green” if a vault is required?
Yes. You can ask the cemetery to invert the vault. This causes the bottom of the grave to be exposed to the earth, while the top of the grave has the concrete top. (Visualize an inverted, empty shoebox without its lid.) This is a common request and “green” solution, as several religious traditions already require the body to be buried in touch with the earth. A Sacred Moment can assist families in reviewing other vaultless options with cemeteries requiring a vault.
