Green Burial - Back to traditional ways?

In  prior post I mentioned green burials. This is an alternative to the traditional funeral/burial and an alternative to cremation.
Embalming and fancy caskets were not always used in the past. Embalming and expensive sealed caskets are not required by law.
What is a green burial?
A Green burial, or referred to as a natural burial, ensures that the burial site remains as natural as possible. The body is placed in a biodegradable casket and no embalming fluids are used.


Most do not understand is that embalming with toxic chemicals was not prevalent in the United States before the turn of the last century. Embalming is actually rarely done outside of about a half dozen countries. Vaults are almost never used outside of North America and they were never used here in the United States until the 1930s   (McDonald, 2003)  Green burial is also referred to as a natural burial and is a method of interment which emphasizes ecologically friendly practices and is a return to traditional burial customs. Green burials abstain from the use of toxic embalming fluids and the use of concrete or steel burial vaults. It also encourages the use of biodegradable coffins or shrouds, and sustainable land management techniques for cemeteries (McDonald, 2003).

Video I found on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKLqB0CGubo . See next post for video clip

Question of the Day: Would you choose a 'green burial'? 
I am considering this for myself but still unsure at the present time. 



sources: 

GreenBurials.org (2008, September 17). Green Burials,...Return Naturally. Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://www.greenburials.org/

Green Burial & The Environment | Funeralwise. (n.d.). Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://www.funeralwise.com/learn/green/

National Geographic (2010, October 28). "Green" Burials Offer Unique, Less Costly Goodbyes. Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/09/0909_050909_greenburial_2.html 

McDonald, G. (2013, April 22). Grave Concerns: Would You Choose a Green Burial? : Discovery News. Retrieved October 20, 2013, from http://news.discovery.com/human/life/would-you-choose-a-green-burial-130422.htm 

PBS NewsHour (2013, April 12). 'Dying Green' Explores Conservation Through Natural Burial [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKLqB0CGubo