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| The eco-baby in this green cradle could go through life using only furniture made from a free, green resource - cardboard |
Living more gently on the earth does not need to be a drag. Learning to use our resources more efficiently provides an infinite number of creative and fun possibilities.
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| This furniture set was made from used poster tubes, source |
The things people have done with reused materials to make functional and funky items is a case in point.
Waste cardboard is an often-free resource that has been used for a wide variety of purposes, from baby furniture to green funerals, and all points in between.
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| Architect Frank Gehry designed 'green' furniture in the 60s that was functional, beautiful, and compostable |
I have left instructions for how I would like my affairs conducted after I die. I want all my cardboard furniture to be composted. Then I wish to be placed in a cardboard coffin, and buried at the base of a big tree in the wilderness... to be composted.
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| Recycled cardboard coffins - dust to dust, source |
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Now the question is: will government regulations let you be buried in a cardboard box in the woods? I like this idea, but am just curious if it runs afoul of any laws? I hope not, I dislike modern cemetaries, they are such a waste of space and have chemically treated lawns, etc.
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Jen,
DeleteGood questions. I too, share your dislike of traditional cemeteries.
The answer to your question is "yes", with some restrictions.
See my Wednesday, Feb. 01 post which I wrote after reading your comment.