Biodegradable Coffins and Natural Burial Shrouds

The basic design of coffins and caskets has been the same for centuries – essentially a box with a flat lid-  and in order to be strong enough, traditional designs are made using thick timber-based materials. We have turned that old idea on its head. The earthcraft^® innovation replaces traditional designs with a super strong casket base that we call a ‘carriage’. Made using recycled cardboard (90% by weight) and plantation pine (10% by weight), the revolutionary carriage has been strength tested up to 265 kg.

The carriage forms the base of every style of eco-casket and shroud offering in our range. It has all the structural strength ever needed, so we are able to pair it with a range of low-resource casket shells and hand-crafted shrouds to produce a selection that is beautiful, practical, and sustainable. Every biodegradable coffin and burial shroud in the earthcraft® range is suitable for natural burial at Wattlewood. Explore our natural burial sites or The Wattlewood Farewell, which includes a fully biodegradable casket.