The idea took off and the shrouds are now offered by green burial grounds and several funeral parlours and can be made to order in three days.

At his own request, he was given a deep green burial in the forest near his home.

The additional land would nearly double the size of the downs and would include meadowland, a lake, tennis courts, a village hall and a green burial area.

I propose a radical solution that preserves our land and our dignity: dedicate the green belt to green burials.

There was a guy who had come up with an industrial hand-cleaning solution; there was someone else who wanted to do online green burials.