Heritage Cremation Provider Reveals Eco-Friendly Tips

(Newswire.net — May 17, 2016) Colorado Springs, CO — Eco-friendly funerals are increasing in popularity as people consider the best way to make final arrangement with a minimal carbon footprint and Heritage Cremation Provider, an affordable cremation service in Florida that provides services across the country, provides tips for those who want to plan an eco-friendly funeral.

“Next of kin don’t always leave specific directions,” says AJ Styles, Funeral Director, “So family members try to base final arrangements around what they believe their loved one would have wanted. With the rise in eco-friendly lifestyles, our company has seen an increase in requests for eco-friendly funerals, memorial services, and celebration of life services. We continually review our options to best serve families so we regularly add additional offerings for cremation, such as eco-friendly cremation urns, as well as special service requests to help families honor their loved ones in a way that’s personalized and unique.”

Mr. Styles and his team provide tips below for planning an eco-friendly funeral or memorial service:

• Seek out help from someone who offers environmentally-friendly funeral advice. More funeral homes than ever offer these services. Make your intentions clear and ask for details on options that can make final arrangements and any associated services, celebrations more environmentally friendly.
• Living markers, such as trees or bushes, or more environmentally-friendly markers can be done in lieu of traditional stone markers.
• Funeral cards can be printed on recycled paper and can even contain seed packets to plant wildflowers or other greenery in memory of your loved one.
• Eco-friendly caskets, burial shrouds, or cremation urns can also be explored.
• Talk about what your loved one believed in when eulogizing them.
• Scatter cremated remains in a natural setting rather than taking up greenspace with a burial plot.
• Source local and organic food and beverages for any refreshments offered.
• In lieu of flowers you can request donations be sent to an environmental cause / charity that reflects the personality of your loved one.

While the view on eco-friendly funerals is a subjective one, Mr. Styles describes it as follows:

“A common element of eco-conscious final wishes involves making an effort to use a minimal amount of resources. People often want to not only have an eco-conscious funeral due to their beliefs about minimizing their carbon footprint but many also want to ensure they do not unnecessarily burden their family with excessive funeral or cremation costs. Eco-funerals often have the distinct advantage of not only being environmentally friendly but also of being financially conservative as well. An eco-friendly funeral often isn’t just about being environmentally-conscious, it’s often about being an expression of the beliefs of the loved one being honored, as well.”

For those looking to make final arrangements for their loved one and 24/7 personalized assistance, view offers at http://www.heritagecremationprovider.com/