The case in summary UTD in Larvik produces coffins from a special cardboard called Re-board, which has been tested and approved for a weight of up to 150 kilos. The coffins are 100 per cent degradable and combustible, free of metals and chemical substances, and emit 94 per cent less CO₂ compared to a standard wooden coffin. The coffin weighs 12 kilos, because 80 percent less wood is used in the cardboard coffin, compared to a standard wooden coffin. The coffins can be customized with personal art, as in the case of the famous director Stein Winge’s funeral. Funeral consultant Cecilie Trosby believes it will take time to change people’s traditions, but sees an emerging interest in cardboard coffins. Although the environmentally friendly coffins are presented to customers, most people still choose traditional wooden coffins. She believes that more people will make an environmentally conscious choice when it comes to burial in the future. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. In the production premises of Orbit Norge in Larvik, there is no deafening sound from sawdust or the smell of sawdust that characterizes the room. Here there are large cardboard sheets lined up, ready for their turn in a huge laser machine, to then become coffins that will transport people on their last journey. Many people are naturally skeptical about whether a cardboard coffin can hold the weight of a dead body, says sales director Lars Dybwad in Orbit Norway. Larvik company Orbit Norge started production of cardboard coffins in 2022. Sales director Lars Dybwad believes that a focus on the environment will also become common in funerals in the future. Photo: Magnus Skatvedt Iversen / news Can promise that the cardboard holds The cardboard used is a special cardboard called Re-board, and the coffins have been tested and approved for a weight of up to 150 kilos. – A 16 mm plate can withstand up to 90 tonnes, so we only use a few parts per thousand of the strength ratio in the coffin. The re-board used in the cardboard casket breaks down much faster than regular wooden caskets once they are in the ground. 80 percent less wood is used to produce a cardboard coffin compared to a standard wooden coffin, and weighs only 12 kilograms. Photo: Magnus Skatvedt Iversen / news Re-board, which is used in the cardboard coffin, breaks down faster than ordinary wooden coffins once they are in the ground. 80 percent less wood is used to produce a cardboard coffin, compared to a standard wooden coffin, and weighs 12 kilograms. Would you bury your loved ones in a cardboard coffin? Yes, of course No, would choose a wooden coffin Show result The way the coffin is cut out of a large blank which is then folded up means that the person who is placed in it does not fall out, according to the manufacturer. – You won’t fall out, we can assure you of that, says Dybwad. He believes that the environmentally friendly advantages of the cardboard box are many. Compared to the traditional wooden coffin, the cardboard coffin is 100 per cent degradable and combustible, free of metals and chemical substances and emits 94 per cent less CO₂ compared to a standard wooden coffin, according to Lars Dybwad. Carolina Grønsleth – Could certainly have been buried in such a coffin. I believe it is important to reduce waste of resources. It would have been nice to be able to contribute to the environment in the end. Marthe Wold Papa – Anything that can save my carbon footprint, I think is a good thing. Artist Stein Winge’s last journey was made of cardboard Stein Winge was one of Norway’s most prominent and internationally recognized directors, known for taking a number of modern directorial approaches and was an innovator in both theater and opera. When he was to be laid to rest, the family wanted to carry on the legacy at the funeral. As a result, Winge’s last journey was also anything but traditional. On the cardboard boxes, you can leave your own mark on the surface. His son, Sigurd Nikolai Winge, made use of Sigurd Nikolai Winge visits the coffin maker in Larvik to see the result of the AI art he sent over on files just a few days before the burial in Oslo Cathedral. Photo: Magnus Skatvedt Iversen / news – In my grieving process, this creative process has been a very nice thing. Putting the family’s mark on the coffin. So it has meant a lot to me, says the son. Will take time Bryde funeral home in Sandefjord were the first to start selling the cardboard coffins when they hit the Norwegian market in 2022. Although funeral consultant Cecilie Trosby presents the environmentally friendly coffins to customers, most still go for the traditional wooden coffins. Funeral consultant Cecilie Trosby at Bryde funeral home wants to offer people the opportunity to make other choices than the traditional ones when planning funerals. Photo: Magnus Skatvedt Iversen / news – It takes some time. It is a conservative industry. She realized that she had to get people used to the idea of cardboard coffins, and has chosen to display them in the venue’s window. – We may not sell that many yet, but many people come by to take a closer look at them. I would say there is an emerging interest. She still sells most of the traditional wooden coffins – When people are in mourning, they already have an idea of how the funeral will be and know before they arrive what they will have. She believes it will take time to change people’s traditions. But do not ignore the fact that people will opt out of wooden coffins in the future. When we are in mourning, we have already formed an image of what the funeral should be like, according to Trosby. Hello! Thanks for reading. Do you have tips or input for this matter or other things we should write about? Feel free to send me an email!
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Company makes coffins from cardboard: – You won’t fall out
