Most coffins used today are made of veneered chipboard with plastic handles and linings.
These cause a certain amount of air pollution when they are cremated and the plastic takes a long time to break down into the environment after burial.
An alternative is to use less expensive and more earth-friendly cardboard coffins, or more expensive pure wood or wicker coffins.
Some funeral directors now offer these coffins, or you can get them directly from the following suppliers.
These are just a few samples of companies offering biodegradable coffins. You can find a wider range by putting 'biodegradable coffins' or 'biodegradable coffins Suffolk' into a search engine. St Edmundsbury Borough Council is not responsible for external companies and their websites and cannot vouch for the suitability or accuracy of their content. Use of these links is at the user's own risk.
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Green Undertakings
The Green Funerals Factory
12 Swain Street
Watchet
Somerset
TA23 0AB
Phone: 01984 632285
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Suppliers of coffins, shrouds and caskets.
Also supplies canvas stretchers with handles which are suitable for environmentally friendly green-site funerals and funerals you organise yourself.
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Vic Fearn Company Limited
Crabtree Mill
Hempshill Lane
Bulwell
Nottingham
NG6 8PF
Phone: 01159 771 571
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Stocks a range of coffins, some simple and elegant, some unusual and designed by artists. Also stocks recycled timber and 'green' coffins. Coffins can be built to order at short notice. |
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Compakta Eco-Coffins
Lion Farm
Rawling Street
Mildtead
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME9 0RT
Phone: 01795 830688
Fax: 01795 830588
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Compakta Eco-Coffins come in three designs can be painted. The coffins are already made when they arrive and overnight delivery can be arranged if needed. |
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Heaven on Earth
Kingsley House
18 Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8DJ
Phone: 01179 264 999
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Stocks creatively designed coffins which you can use as furniture in your home until needed. Also stocks a range of cardboard and inexpensive coffins. |
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Greenfield Coffins Limited
Chapel Road
Ridgewell
Essex
CO9 4RU
Phone: 01440 788 866
Fax: 01440 788 877
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These are just a few samples of companies offering biodegradable coffins. You can find a wider range by putting 'biodegradable coffins' or 'biodegradable coffins Suffolk' into a search engine. St Edmundsbury Borough Council is not responsible for external companies and their websites and cannot vouch for the suitability or accuracy of their content. Use of these links is at the user's own risk.
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For further information contact us at:
Cemeteries Administration Office
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
West Suffolk House
Western Way
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 3YU
Phone: 01284 757068 or 757635
Fax: 01284 757066
Email: cemetery.service@stedsbc.gov.uk
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