Editing Funeral (section)

===Green===
{{main|Natural burial}}
[[File:Eloise woods 2011.jpg|thumb|A [[natural burial]] gravesite with just a stone to mark the grave]]
The terms "green burial" and "natural burial", used interchangeably, apply to ceremonies that aim to return the body with the earth with little to no use of artificial, non-biodegradable materials. As a concept, the idea of uniting an individual with the natural world after they die appears as old as human death itself, being widespread before the rise of the funeral industry. Holding environmentally-friendly ceremonies as a modern concept first attracted widespread attention in the 1990s. In terms of [[North America]], the opening of the first explicitly "green" burial cemetery in the U.S. took place in the state of [[South Carolina]]. However, the Green Burial Council, which came into being in 2005, has based its operations out of [[California]]. The institution works to officially certify burial practices for funeral homes and cemeteries, making sure that appropriate materials are used.<ref name="Natural">{{cite web|url=http://thecatholicspirit.com/news/local-news/catholic-cemeteries-to-offer-natural-burial-option-starting-in-fall/|title=Catholic Cemeteries to offer 'natural burial' option starting in fall |date=21 May 2018|website=The Catholic Spirit}}</ref>

Religiously, some adherents of the Roman Catholic Church often have particular interest in "green" funerals given the faith's preference to full burial of the body as well as the theological commitments to care for the environment stated in [[Catholic social teaching]].<ref name="Natural"/>

Those with concerns about the effects on the environment of traditional burial or cremation may be placed into a natural [[biodegradation|bio-degradable]] green burial shroud. That, in turn, sometimes gets placed into a simple coffin made of cardboard or other easily biodegradable material. Furthermore, individuals may choose their final resting place to be in a specially designed park or woodland, sometimes known as an "ecocemetery", and may have a tree or other item of greenery planted over their grave both as a contribution to the environment and a symbol of remembrance.