ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/strict"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <meta name="description" content="Bamboo coffins - fairtrade, natural green coffin for woodland burial, buy online"/> <meta name="keywords" content="Natural endings, Green and Alternative Funerals, Green Funerals, Alternative Funerals, Eco Funerals, Funerals, Funeral director, Ethical Funerals, Woodland Burials, Alternative Burials, Green Burials, Natural Burials, Funeral service, Funeral, Natural coffins, coffin, coffins, wicker coffins, willow coffins, bamboo coffins, Manchester, Cheshire, Lancashire"/> <meta name="language" content="English"/> <meta name="author" content="Naturalendings.co.uk"/> <meta name="robots" content="INDEX FOLLOW"/> <meta name="revisit-after" content="30 days"/> <meta name="reply-to" content="enquiries@naturalendings.co.uk"/> <meta name="document-classification" content="Green and Alternative Funerals"/> <meta name="document-type" content="Public"/> <meta name="document-rating" content="General"/> <meta name="cache-control" content="Public"/> <title>Natural, Bamboo and Wicker Coffins</title> <link href="/css/naturalendingsgold.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen"/> </head> <body> <div id="banner"> <br/> </div> <div id="mainmenu"> <ul> <li> <a href="/index.asp" title="Return to natural endings home page">Home</a> </li> <li> <a href="/green-funerals.asp" title="Read about environmentally / green funerals and woodland burials">Green Funerals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/alternative-funerals.asp" title="Read about alternative funerals">Alternative Funerals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/natural-coffins.asp" title="Willow, wicker, cardboard, bamboo and eco-coffins">Our Coffins</a> </li> <li> <a href="/about-us.asp" title="About Natural Endings Funerals">About Us</a> </li> <li> <a href="/contact.asp" title="Contact Natural Endings Funerals by email or phone">Contact</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div id="content"> <h1>About Bamboo Coffins</h1> <div class="column left"> <h2>Bamboo Coffins</h2> <p><h2><a href="buy-coffin-now.asp" title="buy an environmentally friendly coffin now for next day delivery">Click here to buy a coffin now with quick delivery.</a></h2></p> <p><img src="/images/Natural_eco_coffin_1.jpg" class="imageinset" align="left" width="180" border="0" />These Bamboo Coffins are hand made in China from material grown and cropped in licensed plantations. Bamboo is the fastest growing woody plant in the world (up to 3-4 feet/day). When it is cropped it quickly grows back. Pandas do not eat the species of bamboo. </p> <BR> <BR> <BR> <p><img src="/images/bamboo_coffin_work.jpg" class="imageinset" align="left" width="180" border="0" /> The factory where the coffins are crafted in China have been awarded Fair-trade status. This is in recognition of the fact that we have enabled our craftsmen to prosper whilst maintaining their time-honoured livelihoods. They are transported by sea to the UK, "Russian-doll-style" - inside each other, maximising space thus minimising transport and fuel costs. The manufacturer calculates that the carbon footprint of our adult coffin from China to the UK uses no more fuel than a car journey of 4.63 miles.</p> <p><p><img src="/images/Lattice_bamboo_coffin.jpg" class="imageinset" align="left" width="180" border="0" /> The bamboo coffins are a traditional coffin shape, though the corners look softer than a wooden coffin. We have a plain Bamboo Eco (which comes in quite large sizes, up to 84x26 inches, the largest eco-coffin available) and the more ornate Bamboo Lattice.</p> <p>These coffins are popular for woodland burial as they are entirely bio-degradeable and from a sustainable resource.</p> <p>Other natural coffins available are crafted from; cardboard, willow/wicker, pandanus, seagrass, woven pineapple leaves, woven water hyacinth leaves, papier mache, and jute.</p> <p>All our eco-coffins are suitable for traditional, green burial or green cremation.</p> <p><b>We can sell you an <a href="/buy-coffin-now.asp">individual coffin</a> and have it delivered to your funeral directors.</b></p> <P><img src="/images/fairtrade_1.jpg" class="imageinset" align="middle" width="100" border="0" /></P> </div> <div class="column right sidebar"> <h4></h4> <div id="sidenavcontainer"> <ul id="sidenavlist"> <a href="/buy-coffin-now.asp" title="read more about buying an eco-coffin for quick delivery">Buy a Coffin now</a> <a href="/green-funerals.asp" title="read more about buying an eco-coffin for next day delivery">Green Funerals</a> <a href="/alternative-funerals.asp" title="read more about buying an eco-coffin for next day delivery">Alternative Funerals</a> <a href="/football-funerals.asp" title="read more about funerals taking place at leading football and other sports venues">Football and sports funerals</a> <a href="/funeral-transport-hearses.asp" title="read more about buying an eco-coffin for next day delivery">Funeral Transport</a> <a href="/contact.asp" title="Contact Natural Endings for alternative, green and eco-friendly funerals">Contact us</a> <a href="/about-us.asp" title="Find out more about Natural Endings alternative, green and eco-friendly funerals">About Us</a> <a href="/links.asp" title="green funerals, eco-coffins, unusual hearses and non-religious funerals">Useful Links</a> <a href="/funeral-poetry.asp" title="verse and poems for funeral readings">Funeral Poetry</a> </ul> <BR> <BR> <BR> <P><SPAN STYLE="font-size: 120%;">Funerals arranged in Manchester, Cheshire, South Lancashire and areas of Merseyside.</SPAN></P> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> email:<a href="mailto:enquiries@naturalendings.co.uk">enquiries@naturalendings.co.uk</a> | <a href="/contact.asp">Contact telephone</a> </div> </div></body></html>