Midcounties Co-operative lays to rest unsustainable funerals
Greenwise Staff
15th June 2010
An eco friendly funeral home has opened in the West Midlands providing 'green’ funeral packages in environmentally friendly surroundings.
The
Midcounties Co-operative Funeral Group is the largest funeral director in the region and has opened its '
greenest’ funeral home to date in the town of Kingswinford.
As well as promoting environmentally friendly funeral packages, the home boasts carpets made from goat hair and timber sourced from sustainable
forests, as well as a roof constructed from
recycled tiles. It also includes a sun tube that absorbs and amplifies natural daylight.
Zoe Ketch, district manager for The Midcounties Co-operative Funeralcare, said: "Midcounties Co-operative has always invested in eco products and
building materials. But this is the first time so many 'green’ materials and designs have come together.
"This is our 73rd funeral home and we are proud of being able to provide a full service, sensitive funeral care whilst making as little impact on the environment as possible.
During the design stage the team involved the Co-operative Society’s Environmental and Energy manager to advise what were the most suitable products and materials to use.
The Midcounties Co-operative Funeral Group carries out more than 8,000 funerals each year across the group.
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