Green Living. Green Dying: More People Purchasing Eco-Friendly Funeral Options

Denver, CO (PRWEB) April 19, 2011

Une Belle Vie Memorial Urns, LLC, a Denver, Colo. ? based cremation urn company, announced the launch of their new line of fully biodegradable urns in appreciation and celebration of Earth Day.

?As concerns about the environment and over population rise in this country and across the world, people are beginning to look at preserving the earth in every possible aspect of their lifestyle, including death,? said Melody Jamali, president of Une Belle Vie Memorial Urns. ?And, when you look at the financial and environmental cost of traditional burials, having a green funeral option makes good, sound sense.?

Currently, the funeral industry buries 30 million board feet of wood a year, 90,000 tons of steel, 1,636,000 tons of reinforced concrete and more than 800,000 gallons of toxic embalming fluid into the ground (source: Naturalburial.org). With more than 22,500 cemeteries in the U.S, traditional burials also bring up space concerns.

If these biodegradable urns are buried in the ground like a traditional funeral or put in water such as a burial at sea, they can fully dissolve very quickly. Yet, in a normal, temperature-controlled environment such as a house, a biodegradable urn can last for quite some time.

Une Belle Vie?s current collection of biodegradable urns ranges from traditional-shaped cremation urns made of clay, organic proteins and sand, to wooden boxes void of toxic finishes and plastic or metal hinges. Une Belle Vie also has a selection of simple, baked clay vessels. They are available in a variety of sizes, for both humans and pets, and range in price from $ 60-$ 205.

Please view the entire collection of biodegradable urns at: http://decorative-urns.com/types-of-urns/biodegradable-urns.

About Une Belle Vie

Une Belle Vie Memorial Urns is a Denver, Colorado-based company focusing on providing a supportive and informed experience whether families are planning for the future or coping with the passing of a loved one. Their online community and urn store offer artisan-crafted, decorative cremation urns in a variety of materials designed to celebrate life, personality and offer fitting memorials for those we love. Visit their community of caring online via Facebook and their continuously updated library of educational articles at their cremation blog.

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US Funerals Online Seeing a Huge Increase in the Number of People Looking to Compare Funeral Prices, as Families Learn That Dying Does Not Come Cheap

New York, New York (PRWEB) October 18, 2011

Many funeral homes today have their own websites, but most of these seem to have forgotten to include information about the one thing that is on most people?s mind. How much does a funeral cost? There is no other industry that hides their prices in the way the funeral industry does. Research conducted by US Funerals Online revealed that over 80% of funeral home web sites do not disclose actual costs.

Nicholas Ille, owner and founder of US Funerals Online, said, ?Losing a loved one is an extremely emotional experience, and families are then forced to make quick decisions about the funeral arrangements. We have seen a huge shift in the number of visitors to our web site, looking for ways to save money on funeral expenses. Gone are the days when families would just order the services from a funeral home, without even inquiring about the costs. People can be quite shocked when they find out just how much funeral costs do vary between funeral homes. ?

Over 2.5 million Americans die every year (Source: ONS Office of National Statistics), and many families are finding out that dying can be a very costly affair. Baby boomers are becoming increasingly interested in doing things their own way, which can also be driven financially. Why have expensive funerals when the money would be better being left to our children? It is a sad fact of life today, that as Americans age, they seem to be paying out more and more. As people live longer their senior years can now be one expense after the next, care homes, nursing homes and hospices all come at a hefty price, and then comes a final bill that needs to be paid.

Over the past 18 months, US Funerals Online has been working closely with local family-owned and operated funeral homes across the U.S offering a low cost funeral option. ?We believe that every family in America should be able to locate a low cost funeral provider, if that is what they choose? says Nicholas. The US Funerals Online web site lists all funeral homes by city/state and clearly identifies the low cost providers, including their price. By including all funeral homes in our directory, this makes comparing costs between different funeral homes, only a phone call away.

US Funerals Online was formed in 2003 as a consumer guide and directory, to help families faced with the very difficult task of arranging a funeral service for a loved one. There are many decisions that need to be made almost immediately following a death. Is the body to be buried or cremated? Do we need a casket or urn? Where do we send funeral flowers and sympathy flowers to? What about headstones and grave markers? The US Funerals Online web site aims to answer all these questions and also connect people with funeral companies in their own local communities.

To find out more, Visit: us-funerals.com

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