Friday, July 3, 2009

Casket Makers Selling Coffins Made of Newspaper, Cardboard - Even Banana


DENVER, Colorado - Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. One American company is selling caskets made of banana sheaves.
They take six months to two years to biodegrade.
Ecoffins USA Marketing director Joanna Passarelli says the Colorado-based company sold $40,000 worth of banana-sheaf or bamboo coffins to funeral homes last year. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes and Tobacco - hostWink.com