Biodegradable Urns – Sea Burial
Biodegradable urns come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and colors. These urns are made of various materials, such as paper, sand, gelatin, and salt. Biodegradable urns are NOT required for sea burial but provide an alternative for families who do not wish to see the cremains.
Many people are concerned about leaving as small an environmental footprint as possible. In response to this and the “green funeral” movement, biodegradable urns are gaining popularity and expanding use in the cremation industry.
These environmentally friendly urns provide families a way to memorialize a passed loved one while at the same time honoring the earth by leaving the most minimal carbon footprint possible.
If you are not obtaining an urn from us, please ensure it is biodegradable in water, as some are only appropriate for land burial.
Why Use a Biodegradable Urn
There are a few reasons for using a biodegradable urn, including personal preference. We have many families that do use them.
Group Participation
Each family member wishes to participate. Each can have a small biodegradable that they place in the water. This way, they each have a unique part in the ash scattering.
Windy Conditions
If you are scattering the cremains in a windy location, perhaps from a boat, it eliminates the possibility of blowback. Using an urn keeps everything clean and neat.
Religious Reasons
Some Catholics require the ashes to be together when being scattered. Am urn facilitates this.
Ocean Biodegradable urns
According to California Law, water-solvable biodegradable urns are designed to be placed in the ocean and must completely degrade within 4 hours. We have many of these in stock since we have a vibrant burial at sea business. Each urn comes with a biodegradable bag to hold the cremains inside the urn. The biodegradable bag looks like a plastic bag, but it completely dissolves as soon as it gets wet.
According to California Law, water-solvable biodegradable urns are designed to be placed in the ocean and must completely degrade within 4 hours. We have many of these in stock since we have a vibrant burial at sea business. Each urn comes with a biodegradable bag to hold the cremains inside the urn. The biodegradable bag looks like a plastic bag, but it completely dissolves as soon as it gets wet.
Biodegradable Turtle Urn
These biodegradable turtles are handcrafted and made from environmentally friendly material using recycled paper. The turtles are by far our most popular urn. These turtles are designed to hold a standard amount of cremains and will float briefly before sinking beneath the waves.
We also have smaller turtles (baby turtles) that can hold a small amount of cremains, so many family members may participate in the scattering.
Biodegradable Rock Salt Urn
Biodegradable Himalayan, Rock Salt urns are hand carved from blocks of salt which are from deposits that a very pure and believed to be about 250 million years old. These urns are beautiful and create an excellent presentation at a service.
As will all biodegradable urns, the cremains are first placed in a biodegradable bag, and the bag is then placed in the urn. Because salt is dense, these urns weigh about 20 lbs each before cremains are added to the urn. These are hand-crafted, and each is unique.
Biodegradable Whale
These biodegradable whales are made similiar to the turtles – handcrafted and made from environmentally friendly material using recycled paper.
The whales are also a very popular biodegradable urn- designed to hold a standard amount of cremains and will float briefly before sinking beneath the waves.
Biodegradable Pillowtop Urn
Biodegradable urns that look like a pillow are also available and popular for burial at sea. These are less costly than the urn above. They float for a brief period and then sink slowly beneath the waves.
They come in various colors: ocean blue, dark blue, white, gray, and green. They float briefly and then sink beneath the waves.
Biodegradable Memento Urn
The memento urn is a sustainably made Biodegradable urn that will float briefly and sink beneath the waves.
It comes in several colors (blue, white, and coral), and the unique feature of this urn is that the family writes messages on biodegradable paper and places them in the urn. Twenty paper note cards are supplied with this urn.
Biodegradable Serenity Series – Sand Dollar Urns
The Serenity series Biodegradable urns come as plain basic, with a lotus leaf or a dolphin. These urns are also a favorite with our families.
The top is removable, and the cremains are placed in a biodegradable bag in the bowl. The top of the urn is then reattached. These urns float for an average time and gradually sink beneath the waves.
Biodegradable Seashell Urn
The Seashell Biodegradable urn is a sustainable make and comes in many colors (coral, aqua., sand, and pearl). A unique feature of this type is that they have a matching brass keepsake for taking some of the cremains home with you after the scattering.
These urns float much longer than the other urns described above.
We have many pictures of Biodegradable urns and how they function in the ocean during sea burials.
