Eco-Funerals Now Feature World’s First ‘Living Coffin’ Made Out of Mushrooms

[Ghoti Ichthus]

Eco-Funerals Now Feature World’s First ‘Living Coffin’ Made Out of Mushrooms​

By Good News Network
Feb 15, 2025

"In the UK, a funeral company says they can now bury you in the ‘world’s first living coffin’, which is made out of mushrooms.
Containing no wood, the coffins are formed out of a mat of fibers including pliable mycelium—the root structure of mushrooms—and up-cycled hemp plants.
The thread-like mycelium, aids decomposition by breaking down biological matter—and it biodegrades within 45 days.
Made by Dutch company Loop Biotech, the coffins can be grown in just a week and the eco-friendly burials “feed the earth” as they mix with nutrients from the human decomposition."

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Eco-Funerals Now Feature World’s First ‘Living Coffin’ Made Out of Mushrooms

Funeral directors in the UK can now bury you in the ‘world's first living coffin’, which is made out of mushrooms and hemp.

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[Tall Timbers]

That's interesting. My written instructions are to manage my after life in the most economical way possible. Go with whatever is the least costly. A plain pine box or simple urn is good enough for me. I wonder how much these mushroom cacoons cost.

 

[Hol]

Are we getting near the ultimate in green lunacy yet?

My theory is that it will collapse on itself after the movement expresses peak pride.

Maybe I’m uninformed, but it’s my understanding that human bodies are filled with chemicals for burial?