green burial
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]green burial (plural green burials)
- A form of natural burial that strives to be as environmentally conscious as possible.
Usage notes
[edit]- Many people use the terms green burial, and natural burial interchangeably. However sometimes a distinction is made, with classification as a green burial involving stricter criteria, such as the planting of native plants on the burial site, ensuring that the body is buried relatively shallowly in order to decompose more quickly in the active soil layer, etc.