Green Burial Brooklyn

Overview of the leading funeral home in Brooklyn

There is a multitude of logistical and other requirements to give a proper farewell to the dead. Major arrangements for organizing funerals include retrieving and transporting the body from the place of death, preparing the body for funeral, handling the legal aspects like obtaining a death certificate or securing a burial plot at a cemetery, decorations and other arrangements for the ceremony, contacting the clergy, arrangements for cremation or burial, and post-funeral arrangements. Instead of getting burdened with numerous responsibilities, it is better on the part of grieving families to outsource the necessary arrangements to a professional funeral home.

Sparrow is the best option for families seeking comprehensive funeral services tailored to their exact religious, cultural and other needs. Its suite of services include both traditional funerals as well as modern, eco-friendly options like human composting and Green Burial Brooklyn. The funeral home offers a light-filled, comfortable, and welcoming sanctuary for families across cultures, races, identities, and religions.

Green Burial Services

Green burial minimizes the negative impact on the environment through a number of eco-friendly measures that allow the body to decompose naturally. In a green burial, the body is not embalmed to keep it free of harmful preservative chemicals. Furthermore, instead of a conventional casket, the body is sealed in a biodegradable casket. Green burial also requires the body to be buried within 3-5 feet of soil.

Sparrow facilitates Green Burial Brooklyn at sites certified by “green” by the Green Burial Council. The guidelines of green burial are adhered to diligently by the funeral home. The body is not embalmed and a biodegradable casket made from natural materials is provided for the process. However, the family also has the option to choose a natural shroud to wrap the body, instead of or in addition to a casket.

Permanent grave markers are usually not allowed for green burials. However, families can plant native species or use objects found around the burial site to mark the grave.

Human Composting Services

Sparrow also provides human composting as one of its eco-friendly alternatives to burial and cremation. Human composting is legal in the state of New York. This is an environment-friendly option because composting a human body releases essential nutrients into the soil, thereby improving soil health. Moreover, human composting consumes 87% less energy as compared to conventional burial or cremation.

Human composting comprises of a number of steps. The body is washed and wrapped in a biodegradable shroud. Thereafter, the body is placed in a special vessel with a number of organic materials like wildflowers, mulch, wood chips and more. The vessel is then sealed. It takes around 30-45 days for the body to break down into soil.

Conclusion

Sparrow has a dedicated team to provide immediate assistance 24/7. Thus, it can be contacted even at odd hours. For general enquiries and arrangements, call the funeral home on 212-920-5422.