Green Resources

• CJD and the Environment
  Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease presents environmental issues for funeral service
  April 2001
  
  
• EPA Regulates Septic Systems
  February 1998
  
  
• Funeral Directors are Environmentally Good Citizens
  An update on NFDA's environmental accomplishments
  May 1999
  
  
• Green Burial is a Beautiful Thing
  Suggestions to help funeral directors, cemeterians and cremationists adapt to this growing consumer movement
  November 2007
  
  
• Green Graves Give Back to Nature
  Eco-friendly funerals break new ground
  November 2002
  
  
• Green on Going Green
  NFDA’s environmental compliance counsel lists the top 10 things a funeral director needs to do to be a good environmental citizen
  December 2003
  
  
• Natural Burial: Simple and Meaningful
  A natural burial is a statement of personal values for many people who seek to minimize their impact on the planet. Includes NFDA’s “Green Funeral Release and Indemnification” form.
  August 2008
  
  
• NFDA Formaldehyde Best Management Practices
  May 2009
  
  
• NFDA Green Funeral Service Q&A
  February 2009
  
  
• The Green Tradition
  It could be said that many of the edicts of the green burial movement today are adaptations of age-old Jewish funerals in a modern-day world.
  June 2009
  
  
• The Greening of Funeral Service
  Why should America’s growing “green movement” concern funeral service professionals?
  February 2003
  
  
• Working for a Better Environment!
  NFDA partners with embalming chemical companies to produce a more environmentally friendly profession
  October 2001
  
  
• Worry-free Wastewater
  NFDA’s environmental study concludes septic systems can safely treat funeral home wastewater
  November 2003