Seeds of Sinai

As more people seek sustainable ways to reduce their environmental impact, green burial has emerged as an ecofriendly alternative to traditional burial practices. Green burial, which is very much in harmony with traditional teachings, focuses on returning the body to the earth naturally, without the use of embalming chemicals, metal caskets, or concrete burial vaults.

Traditional burial in the United States uses an estimated 4.3 million gallons of embalming fluid, approximately 20 million board feet of hardwood, more than 60,000 tons of steel, and about 1.6 million tons of reinforced concrete for burial vaults each year. Green burials eliminate the need for embalming fluids and typically use biodegradable shrouds or simple wooden, wicker, or cardboard caskets, substantially reducing the demand for these materials.