Posted in Natural Green Burial on December 16, 2010 by Jorge Repollet
Michael Lamendola
December 16, 2010
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Green enthusiasts taking environmentalism to the grave
A small chunk of the Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah has recently undergone an extreme renovation. There are no tombstones that require mining, trucking and machining. There's little grass that needs to be chopped by gas-eating mowers. Wildflowers, trees, indigenous shrubbery and natural stone encompass the section of the Catholic cemetery run by the Archdiocese of Newark.
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Posted in Natural Green Burial on October 18, 2010 by Jorge Repollet
October 11, 2010
Liz Keill
GREEN BURIAL — An artist's rendering of the 'green' burial area at Maryrest Catholic Cemetery in Bergen County. It is the only cemetery with an option for an eco-friendly burial in Northern New Jersey.
SUMMIT — Headstones, vaults and mausoleums could become a thing of the past as more and more cemeteries are converted to green burial sites, letting nature play a role in the final step in life.
“It seems like the natural thing to do,” Summit resident Ken Sheehan said of his decision for a green burial at Maryrest Catholic Cemetery in Bergen County. Currently, it’s the only cemetery with that option in Northern New Jersey. “There’s a calm and peaceful quality to being buried in a natural setting,” he said.
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Posted in Natural Green Burial on October 18, 2010 by Jorge Repollet
770 Darlinong Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Newark is pleased to announce the opening of New Jersey’s first Catholic Natural/Green Burial Section at Maryrest Cemetery in Mahwah.
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