Posted Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:39am AEST
A Sydney cemetery is offering what is claimed to be the city's first environmentally friendly burial service.
Kemps Creek Catholic Cemetery in Sydney's west, is giving people the option of chemical-free funerals in biodegradable coffins.
New South Wales Planning Minister Tony Kelly is opening the burial park this morning.
He says it is a growing trend which is cheaper and has less impact on the environment.
"Burials will be in biodegradable coffins and will not be marked by traditional headstones," he said.
"Instead they're designed to blend back into the natural setting of the field."
Satellite positioning will help people find the their loved ones in the park.
Mr Kelly says the system is already popular in Tasmania and the UK but this is a first for Sydney.
From: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/17/2929289.htm?section=justin
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