Environmental funerals are on the up – but are they really as sustainable as their providers say?
“I want to become a pearl when I die – or a reef,” said Madeleine Sutcliffe. Aged 80 and suffering from lung cancer, Sutcliffe was given six months to live in January.
Adam, Sutcliffe’s son, is enthusiastic. “I don’t think a pearl is possible but if mum’s ashes are made into an artificial reef, I’ll be able to dive to it,” he said. “Given how I feel when I dive – serene, calm and meditative – a reef is the perfect environment to remember mum.”
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