Green Funerals
A growing environmental awareness is leading many to consider the green credentials of their end-of-life decisions. As a company whose origin includes climate change within its founding principles, we are more than happy to work with you in these aims and to brainstorm innovation in this area. We are an organisational member of the Natural Death Advocacy Network.
*Please also note that Shrouded Cremation is currently becoming possible in NSW and we are associated with the pilot program.
Greening your funeral decisions can include:
Body care; our body care practice always incorporates organic and green products
Avoiding the energy usage of a mortuary by keeping your person at home
Choice of coffin; such as the Enviro raw pine, or many others on our coffins page
Using a shroud instead of a coffin; we have a range of locally-made eco-conscious shrouds
Natural burial; we work regularly with the Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery (as shown in image)
Using soft copy invitations and orders of service, or using recycled paper
BYO home-grown flowers or using our sustainable funeral florist
Nominating environmental charities for donation in lieu of flowers
Our services are fully customisable rather than packages; below is a low-end sample costing for ease of consideration only:
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Transfer to Life Rites, in hours - $357.50
Essential Body Care - $286.00
Coffin; Enviro raw pine, standard size - $888.78
RSVP page on our website - no charge
Hearse (compulsory for burial) - $660.00
BYO Flowers
Life Rites Funeral Attendants; on day of service (3 plus hearse driver compulsory for burial) - $495.00
BDM Death Certificate - $73.70
Life Rites Funeral Direction; for Cemetery Chapel Service with Burial - $1, 760.00
Life Rites Celebrancy, for a simple service - $880.00
Ongoing monthly Grief Circle - gift
Subtotal - $5, 400.98
Life Rites Company Fee, based on 40% of the above actual costs; covers administration and overheads - $2, 160.39
Total - $7, 561.37
Plus Interment Fee at Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery, payable by family direct - $10, 998.90