Getting gathered
I
t isn't going to be your problem when you pop your clogs
but if you're eco-conscious you'll have given some thought
to how your mortal remains are to be disposed of.
Well, there's a new way of disposing of human bodies that,
proponents say, minimises the impact on the planet and those
left behind, namely green funerals.
First of all, of course, is the question of the coffin. Good old
wood, preferably unvarnished, will eventually return to dust,
but cutting down trees is hardly an eco-friendly practice.
Cardboard coffins, introduced in South Africa by the late Tony
Factor, sound quite practical, particularly as they can be
decorated by those who are left behind – t