E.J. Edgerton offer services in Natural Burials

We are proud to promote Eco-Friendly Funerals and Natural Burials
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Natural Burials
With increasing awareness toward environmental protection and global warming all businesses are responsible, to a degree, toward protecting the environment and the environmental impact that is associated with their business. The funeral business is no exception.

The biggest concern that our sensitive environment is facing in this century is global warming of which the main cause is the generation and emission of carbon dioxide into our atmosphere. Internment by cremation contributes to these emissions and recent public exposure to the environmental effects of carbon along with other pollutants associated with crematoria such as mercury and dioxins have motivated us to provide and promote where possible, eco-friendly funerals.
At E.J Edgerton & Son we are committed to doing what we can to minimise our impact on the environment and are proud to promote an eco-friendly alternative. With fuel costs continually increasing along with increased environmental pressure, it is only a matter of time when cremation will become too costly so, we believe that our customers deserve a choice.

Eco burials have increased in popularity over recent years with over 200 new eco-burial sites spread out over the United Kingdom. These designated sites have been set up in pristine locations to encourage eco-burials. The essence behind this method of internment is that the environmental impact is kept to a minimum through the use of sustainable and biodegradable materials that do not add foreign or toxic pollutants to our soil, water or air…a completely natural method.

E.J Edgerton & Son have experience in arranging eco-burials and cater for all your funeral and environmental protection requests. As your funeral directors we will happily arrange the plot location at any of the UK’s sites, arrange the cardboard, wicker or alternative eco-friendly coffin and all the other requests associated with funeral services.

Eco burials are the simplest way of preserving the environment and sustaining the ‘circle of life’. By using environmentally sustainable and biodegradable materials allows for the coffin to breakdown faster with minimal impact on the environment. The bio-degradation supplies vast quantities of nutrients to the soil to enrich the ground for fertile growth of native flora.

To continue the memory of your loved one after the internment, a tree can be planted or seeds scattered at the site, which signifies new life of the deceased. This can be arranged through E.J Edgerton or through the woodland management committee. Some sites also allow small simplistic granite or slate memorials to be placed at the site or a memorial park bench. This too can be arranged through E.J Edgerton & Son providing, the site manager has granted permission for this request.

Eco burial sites are becoming more popular with new sites frequently becoming available all over the UK. E.J Edgerton frequently stays informed on eco burial sites and new information that comes to hand so we are well placed to provide you with sound advice on anything associated with eco-burials. For more information on eco-burials and burial sites local to you please visit our useful links webpage or contact us directly.
 

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Est 1935