Canadas cemeteries are in a crisis. Green burials can help solve it, Ontario group says [Video]

As interest in more environmentally friendly burial options grows, one Ontario company is trying to help cemeteries across the county offer more affordable and greener alternatives.

The Natural Burial Association told Global News in March that since 2018, they have seen the number of cemeteries offering natural burial options triple.

Awake, a company formed in Oro Medonte, is trying to make greener burial options accessible for more Canadians while helping cemeteries continue to operate.

“What Canadians don’t realize is that many of our cemeteries are in a crisis right now,” says Amanda Kelly, Awake’s co-founder.

“They are running out of land, and (cemetery operators) understand that Canadians are looking for alternate options than traditional burial, but they don’t necessarily have the resources or the knowledge and experience to implement new options and practices in an affordable way,”

Kelly says it’s important that cemeteries find more sustainable ways to operate in order to stay open.

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