Go out in style with a Wicker Willow Coffin
In these 'green times' more and more people are choosing alternative eco-arrangements for their funerals. After all cremation has terrible effects on the environment, including the heavy reliance on fossil fuels and the toxic pollutants which end up in the air. Traditional burials also cause their own problems with some coffins being made from MDF or chipboard which are glued together using adhesives which can leach out harmful chemicals into the soil, not to mention the overcrowding problem in graveyards. For this, and other, reasons people are opting for Ecopods and cardboard coffins, and choosing burial grounds in forests and open fields. Wicker Willow Coffins are part of this ever growing market and offer coffins hand woven from wicker, which is a totally sustainable resource as it can be harvested from the same crown each year for up to 60 years. It's also much less reliant on heavy machinery for harvesting, and will decompose much quicker than traditional hard woods when buried.
Wicker Willow produce traditional shaped willow coffins and these curve ended ones, and have a selection of coloured willows which can be woven in to make decorative features like banding and crosses. The caskets can be modified for cremation, if you prefer, with runners being fitted underneath. They are very pretty coffins, and a good choice for a greener funeral, although I can't help thinking about sandwiches and Thermos flasks when I look at them!
Related: A green and modest death with the Acorn Urn
