Funeral home offering ‘green burials’ without coffins under investigation

A hearse and debris can be seen at the rear of the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)

Authorities are investigating the improper storage of human remains at a southern Colorado funeral home that performs “green” burials without embalming chemicals or metal caskets.

The investigation centres on a building owned by the Return to Nature Funeral Home outside Colorado Springs in the small town of Penrose.