Australia’s Bizarre New Way to Be Buried Is Here
Carolyn was buried in a biodegradable mycelium coffin that biodegrades in 45 days, offering families a lower-emission alternative to cremation.
- On Friday, a woman in her 70s named Carolyn became the first person in Australia buried in a coffin grown from mushrooms at Springwood Cemetery in the Blue Mountains.
- Loop Biotech founder and chief executive Bob Hendrikx developed the Loop Living Cocoon over five years, growing it from mycelium and hemp fibers in seven days to create a biodegradable alternative to traditional coffins.
- After navigating strict Australian biosecurity laws, Arrow Bronze has signed on as the official distributor for the Loop Living Cocoon and other mushroom-grown funeral products in Australia.
- Asha Dooley, managing director of Grace Funerals and national president of Funerals Australia, said client interest in sustainable farewells has grown noticeably over her 15 years in the industry. "It looks beautiful, and it feels wonderful, and it's incredibly environmentally sustainable," Dooley said.
- While cremation remains more popular than burial at a ratio of seven to three, it releases about 160 kilograms of carbon dioxide, prompting interest in alternatives like human composting in NSW.
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The Independent
The Independent (US)Sydney woman becomes first in Australia to be buried in mushroom coffin
Biodegradable casket breaks down into soil within 45 days of burial
Sydney Morning Herald
A woman was laid to rest in a coffin grown from mushrooms. She’s part of a growing trend
About 200,000 funerals take place in Australia every year, but a service in the Blue Mountains last week marked a first for Australia.
We see tech innovation every day, but developments for coffins are not something you see every day. The Dutch company Loop Biotech has been working on the Living Cocoon for five years: a funeral coffin made from mushroom roots. Interest in the coffin is growing worldwide now that the first funeral in Australia has taken place.
Australian Woman Becomes First to Be Buried in Mushroom Coffin
In a quiet corner of the Blue Mountains, an Australian first took place on Friday that could reshape how the country thinks about death and the environment. A woman named Carolyn, in her 70s, was laid to rest at Springwood Cemetery in a coffin grown entirely from mushroom mycelium and hemp fibres, rather than timber, […] The post Australian Woman Becomes First to Be Buried in Mushroom Coffin first appeared on EnviroLink Network.
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