Eco-friendly shrouds to reduce cremation emissions
Bereaved relatives are being told to dress their loved ones in special eco-friendly shrouds for cremation because normal clothes emit too much pollution. Council crematoria have banned families from dressing the deceased in their favourite outfits, under the strict rules against man-made fabrics. Parents have even been forbidden from placing soft toys insides their children's coffins because they could pose a risk to the environment when burned. Instead, grieving relatives are being told they must pay £60 for a council-approved "fluffy and frilly" shroud made of 100 per cent natural fibres. "When we went to see her in the chapel of rest, we couldn't believe it," said one man, who has complained to Kirklees Council in West Yorkshire about the treatment of his relative. The council denied it was being overzealous in its enforcement of rules designed to reduce cremation emissions. Even coloured cotton clothes are considered a potential eco-hazard because their dyes could be artificial. "Kirklees Council does not wish to cause upset and distress to bereaved families at a particularly sensitive time," she said. snip http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/5543707/Eco-friendly-shrouds-to-reduce-cremation-emissions.html

:evil: We envirofascists wouldn't be seen dead in an eco-friendly shroud! :twisted:

Mrs Bear has a place booked for both of us in the local cemetery, TJ. Her ambition is to have "Wife of the Above" on her gravestone! My inscription is to be "I TOLD you I wasn't feeling well!"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/3742443.stm My favourite epitaph used to be WC Fields's "On the whole, I'd rather be in Philadelphia" until I discovered, sadly, that it was never used. Spartacus

Great book, "This Time Next Week". Used to use it when I was teaching English. Spartacus