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Coffins made from old newspapers now available

Coffins made from old newspapers now available

A company in England has started making coffins from recycled newspapers.

Sunset Coffins, which is based in Gloucestershire, was set-up after a local funeral director had the idea of producing the coffins.

Jeremy Clutterbuck had discovered that a papermill in the area was producing a strong board from recycled newspapers. He contacted the company and then brought in a design company to work on the project.

The result is a range of coffins (see below for link to the company) which are bio-degradable.

It takes around 70 tabloid newspapers to make one coffin.

The coffins can carry up to 30 stones. A larger and stronger version is also available.

To view the coffins click here.

 

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