Isn’t embalming a help in preventing the spread of disease?
Actually, most disease organisms die with the body, or soon after death. Decay bacteria take over next—regardless if the body is embalmed or not. Embalming only slows it down for the short haul. Tell me more about the sorts of coffins we may use. We prefer that coffins be simply constructed of local, sustainably harvested lumber, and you may make your own. We don’t allow coffins made from imported rainforest lumber. Alternatively, people may be legally interred in a shroud or in a cardboard container. A funeral director can provide these. You may sew or weave a shroud, and a favorite quilt or blanket is fine, too—but ask your funeral director about it ahead of time. See coffins, shrouds, and stones for more information. Bear in mind that we don’t permit concrete or steel vaults, or bronze or steel caskets or casket liners. Biodegradable is the watchword here.
