The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the processFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily new…
The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the processFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA woman has been buried in a coffin made from mushrooms in New South Wales in an eco-friendly first for Australia.Carolyn, aged in her 70s, was laid to rest on Friday by friends and family at Springwood Cemetery in the Blue Mountains. Continue reading…
Source: The Guardian – World
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- Wire dispatch directly ingested from World news | The Guardian.
- Published at Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:00.
- Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/07/australian-woman-buried-in-mushroom-coffin-blue-mountains