Citation

Gabrukiewicz, T., Businessman's rice straw coffins designed for ecologically correct. The Sacramento Bee, Dec. 8, 1997.

Abstract

Biodegradable burial

Wil Maertens says his product is something for the diehard environmentalist. It's a $375 biodegradable coffin made almost entirely of rice straw. 'People can be buried in this and become one with nature', he says, quite seriously.

Country, State, District, etc.

United States, California

Language

English

Material

rice straw

Use category

construction materials