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Products
CATEGORY ONE: Caskets, Urns, Shrouds and Alternative Containers
Basic materials of construction for shells, liners, fillers, hardware, handles and adornments are to be plant-derived or recycled plant-derived materials. An exception is made for fasteners. Adhesives and finishes and any other products applied to or integrated into the basic materials of construction are to be based on naturally occurring materials and not contain acrylics, plastics, fiberglass and similar synthetic polymeric materials.
Materials must not be harvested in a manner that destroys natural habitat. In circumstances where such ecological degradation is suspected, a "trust provider" must be retained by product manufacturer.
Products applied to or integrated into the basic materials of construction cannot contain chemical ingredients that are toxic or otherwise classified as hazardous with accompanying mandatory reportable limits of exposure as defined and listed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). An exception is made for generalized nuisance limits for dusts and mists.
These products cannot contain chemical ingredients that through their intrinsic course of action, evolve or release a chemical ingredient as previously defined. They must contain only chemical ingredients that are fully disclosed on a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and cannot contain any chemical ingredient described as a "trade secret."
In any case of conflicting evidence or equivocal documentation, the Green Burial Council reserves the right to deny or suspend its certification.
CATEGORY TWO: Post-Mortem Chemicals
Products cannot contain chemical ingredients that are toxic or otherwise classified as hazardous with accompanying mandatory reportable limits of exposure as defined and listed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). An exception is made for generalized nuisance limits for dusts and mists.
Products cannot contain chemical ingredients that through their intrinsic course of action, evolve or release a chemical ingredient as previously defined.
Products must contain only chemical ingredients that are fully disclosed on a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) and cannot contain any chemical ingredient described as a "trade secret."
In any case of conflicting evidence or equivocal documentation, the Green Burial Council reserves the right to deny or suspend its certification.
