The Affairs Organizer Blog

According to this Wall Street Journal article from Dana Mattioli: “…Sales of caskets have been declining for years as more people choose cremation. But the economic slump is compounding the industry’s woes as those who do pick caskets buy cheaper, more spartan accommodations for the hereafter. In response, casket makers are diversifying, building less expensive [...]

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“Cemeteries and funeral homes across the USA are offering environmentally friendly burials featuring formaldehyde-free fluids for embalming and biodegradable caskets made of pine, wicker or even cardboard. Green burials are available in nearly 30 cemeteries nationwide, up from a handful at the start of 2008, says Joe Sehee, executive director and president of the Green [...]

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Jeffrey Zaslow’s article “Love, Honor, Cherish and Scatter” in the Wall Street Journal is interesting. Excerpts: “More Americans these days are scattering loved ones’ ashes widely, with great purpose and often without permission—an act known in the funeral industry as a “wildcat scattering.” It’s a reflection of both the marked rise in cremation and the [...]

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