VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Worried you haven't been green enough in life? Don't let death come in the way of a more eco-friendly you. From coffins made of recycled cardboard to saying no ...

Reporting from Sacramento — — California funeral directors are eager to start offering clients a new natural and greener way to dispose of their loved ones’ remains, but they need a change in ...

Bio cremations – a practice that ensures that the human body is turned into a liquid and not into ashes is all set to be legalized across parts of Europe. LONDON: Bio cremations – a practice that ...

Thinking about your end-of-life options? You can still be eco-friendly in the afterlife, according to an Apopka funeral-equipment company. Matthews Cremation is touting the latest addition to green ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Up until recently, most Canadians have had limited options after death: be buried or be burned. If ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A state lawmaker who owns two businesses that manufacture caskets helped kill legislation that would have legalized a new alternative to traditional burial in Indiana. State Rep.

Bio-cremation, also known as chemical cremation, aquamation or resomation, is a relatively new alternative to burial and fire-based cremation. It requires less energy and fewer natural resources than ...

Belgium and the Netherlands could soon become among the few countries in the world to allow 'bio cremations'. The process, also known as chemical hydrolysis, is seen as an environmentally-friendly ...

Reporting from Sacramento — Assemblyman Jeff Miller needed one more vote last spring on his bill to legalize “bio-cremation,” a chemical process that he called a water-based alternative to ...

NEWCASTLE — Newcastle Funeral Home Ltd. will be among the first funeral homes in Ontario to offer bio-cremation — a flameless form of cremation that uses water, alkaline chemicals, heat, agitation and ...

SACRAMENTO, May 20 (UPI) -- The California General Assembly unanimously passed a bill supporters said would allow bio-cremation to serve as a human remains disposal choice. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ...