There are many shades of green.

From The Bellefontaine Times, Fall 2011

What is a Green Burial?

"There are many shades of green. For some it means a burial in an undisturbed landscape with no coffin or marker. But going mostly green isn't hard. Many people think that state regulations require embalming, concrete vaults and caskets. In fact that is rarely the case, though a cemetery may impose such requirements, often for greater ease of maintenance and perceived customer safety, as internments without vaults or caskets are more likely to subside. Bellefontaine(Cemetery) does not require any of these. An old fashioned pine box or shroud is acceptable. Our new Master Plan is also looking for ways to incorporate more natural landscapes with less memorialization for those preferring "truer green."

This information is posted in support and concurrent with the exhibition "Sustainability and the Built Environment of the St. Louis Region" now at the St. Louis Artists' Guild, Two Oak knoll Park, Clayton, MO, 63105 through Jan 7, 2012.