Colorful Coffins

We distribute coffins and caskets for EcoffincsUSA in Calforinia. They are made from sustainably raised bamboo, pandanus and willow by a fair trade certified company in Indonesia and China by a family run owned business.

The owner, from England sells between 80 and 100 of these biodegradable coffins in England every week. The carbon foot print of these coffins imported into England is the equivalent of a 2 mile car journey.

Funeral Industry Pollution - Some horrifying facts:

Every year we bury :

? Over 827,000 gallons of formaldehyde and toxic chemicals,

? 30 million board feet of precious hardwoods, including tropical woods,

? 5 million pounds of copper and other precious metals,

? 3 billion pounds of concrete for vaults.

? We could build another Golden Gate Bridge with the steel that is buried in the ground every year.

? We could build a two-lane highway from New York City to Detroit with the concrete used to construct vaults to hold coffins every year.

? Water consumption for growing grass and herbicides, pesticides used to control weeds is enormous.