Complex Blog » Green Technology http://www.complex.com/blogs Buy. Collect. Obsess. The original buyer's guide for men. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Go Green After Death With The Ecopod Coffin http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/04/22/go-green-after-death-with-the-ecopod-coffin/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/04/22/go-green-after-death-with-the-ecopod-coffin/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:10:48 +0000 bfred http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/04/22/go-green-after-death-with-the-ecopod-coffin/ ecopod_main.jpg
Earth Day is all about preserving life, but that doesn’t mean being environmentally responsible stops when you kick the bucket. In fact, almost 90% of coffins used in burials are made of chipboard covered with a laminate, which leaks formaldehyde and glue into the groundwater and omits poisonous gases into the air. That means there’s a whole gang of well-meaning hippies who spend their whole lives recycling, driving electric cars and caressing endangered species, only to give Mother Earth a big posthumous middle finger.

The Ecopod is an excellent alternative, since it’s made out of 100% recycled paper and is completely biodegradable. It comes in four colors with a variety of designs (see a gallery below) and they cost about $1500 to $1900, depending on which you order. It does look a bit like an alien cocoon, but that’s a plus if you ask us.

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Related: Quiz: How Green Are You?

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