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Green Burial
Caring for the dead without the use of toxins and materials that are not biodegradable -- has been receiving much attention lately, though it’s hardly a new phenomenon. Returning to the earth in little more than a shroud is what most of humanity has done for thousands of years until the advent of the modern "deathcare" industry. In a typical green cemetery, burial density is normally one-tenth of that of conventional cemetery. And because embalming, metal caskets, vaults and conventional markers are prohibited, green burial can also offer cost savings. Unfortunately, it also has much potential as a marketing ploy.
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1 Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association
New York State's first green burial ground is now operating. Located near Ithaca, the Greensprings Natural Cemetery Association is a nonprofit cemetery offering natural burials (no embalming, no coffin or a light wood coffin). 		124
2 Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve
Floridians interested in green burial should check out Glendale Memorial Nature Preserve. 		124
3 Ramsey Creek Preserve
South Carolina's Ramsey Creek Preserve was the first U.S. green burial ground. 		150
4 Honey Creek Woodlands
A green cemetery in Conyers, Georgia. 		82

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The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) is a Federation of Nonprofit Consumer Information Societies protecting a consumer's right to choose a meaningful, dignified, affordable funeral since 1963.