Uono Coffin: Biodegradable Hand Made Cocoon

Posted on September 23, 2008 by Doug Gunzelmann in Health+Beauty, Shopping+Services

I have developed a pattern of writing about sustainable/eco/green death. The way I see it, when it’s our time to become garbage in the ground, we might as well leave on a green note. The German made Uono Cocoon degrades in 10-15 years, is CO2 neutral, the gloss finish is water based, it can be used in the cremation process, and is made from renewable primary resources.

Available in 14 colors you can pick your style for your last appearance. Although the manufactures won’t state exactly what the material used to make the Cocoon is (I guess they don’t want anyone to steel their thunder) they state that it is hand shaped, placed in a mould, heated and hardened in an oven, then finished by hand. The handles fit flush for appeal and are available as ropes or stainless steel. Uono is a chic and relatively green way to go out.

Check out our other eco death capsules with the Akra, Spirit Tree, Eco Coffin, and Coffin Couch.

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coffin, death, funeral, uono

3 Responses to “ Uono Coffin: Biodegradable Hand Made Cocoon ”

Terence

24. Sep, 2008

I am very suspicious of anything that claims to be green but is made of unknown materials. Green is a very sexy marketing term, and a lot of companies will claim green to get the eco-marketing share.

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Charlytune

24. Sep, 2008

*Cynicism alarm goes off*

If it degrades after the body, it is not green. The whole point about a green burial is that your body decomposes and fertilises the ground. With this coffin the body would rot inside it, when the coffin finally breaks apart there will be lttle left to go back into the ground.

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Brianne

27. Sep, 2008

Agree with you both on concept. It looks great but does rise a lot of questions. I still like the ideas of molding ashes to “reef” balls to form artificial reef systems. The only issue is cremation being green or not.

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