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A Missouri family says that when they went to a funeral home to pick up their loved one's ashes, they were given an urn along with a cardboard box containing something they did not expect: the man's ...

The Jacksonville National Cemetery says across the country, veterans' remains are buried in cardboard boxes. “In my view, it’s not appropriate for a veteran to be laid to rest in a cardboard box,” ...

LONDON, England – It's no longer enough to live a greener life—now people are being encouraged to be environmentally friendly when they leave the Earth too. Cardboard coffins, clothes sewn from ...

THEY have been used for decades to collect the ashes of our loved ones. The traditional urn has been the chosen vessel to safely store the treasured remains of family and friends. But the familiar ...