Michelle McKeown: The greenest ways to go when you go

When it comes to carbon footprints, the old-fashioned burial isn’t exactly green. Traditional burials involve embalming chemicals (usually formaldehyde) and hardwood coffins — but there are more eco-friendly options now available

Natural burial: You’re wrapped in a biodegradable shroud or laid in a simple wicker or cardboard coffin and buried in a way that allows for natural decomposition

We spend our lives cleaning and recycling yogurt cartons, carrying reusable bags, and turning off the lights when we leave a room. But few of us stop to consider our final environmental footprint.

When all is said and done, how sustainable is our last great act... dying?