A funeral should celebrate a person's life and what was important to them. If you want a way to remember your loved one that minimizes environmental impact and honors their connection to nature, consider a green burial. Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home offers green funerals in the Bronx, allowing you to have a traditional funeral service with the added benefit of planet-friendly burials.
What Is a Green Burial?
Green burials are an environmentally conscious form of internment that reduces burial's effects on natural surroundings through the preservation of land, reduction of emissions and protection of worker health. To accomplish this goal, a green burial takes place on land specially set aside for this process. It doesn't require a concrete vault or harmful chemicals, and it uses caskets and shrouds made from untreated, biodegradable materials.
People often choose green funerals when they want a more sustainable burial option or because they feel a spiritual connection to the land. Whatever your reason, Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home is your green funeral home in the Bronx, and we will help you customize a green burial that meets your needs.
Where Is the Cemetery?
We partner with Sleepy Hollow Cemetery to provide green burials in their Riverview Natural Burial Grounds. Sleepy Hollow is certified by the Green Burial Council, and it is located a short drive from our funeral home, making it a trustworthy and convenient location for green burials in the Bronx.
The Riverview Natural Burial Grounds are on the banks of the Pocantico River. The land is managed using organic practices, ensuring the beauty and health of the natural environment for the present and future.
Services Offered During Green Burial
We personalize each funeral service according to your wishes. Green burial services can include standard features, such as religious readings, memorial tables, floral arrangements, music and eulogies. You select the itinerary based on your faith, preferences and needs.
Planning a green burial allows you to combine the traditional with the sustainable. At Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home, our green burial services offer special memorial features that honor your loved one while preserving the land. These memorials include:
- Remembrance trees
- Slate stones
- Native plantings
Learn More About Green Burial Funeral Services in the Bronx
Joseph A. Lucchese Funeral Home proudly serves our community in the Bronx. With our green burial services, we strive to offer quality burial services unique to your loved one and beneficial to our planet. We're here to answer your questions and customize your funeral service. Contact us today to learn more about our green burial services.
