San Diego Burial at Sea has a variety of biodegradable urns that may be used for either ash scattering at sea or for burial in the earth. All materials used in the making of our biodegradable urns are non-toxic and environmentally safe. The urns are environmentally friendly and completely dissolve over time depending on environmental conditions. The Cremation Association of North America (CANA) has determined that the standard capacity of a single urn should be 200 cubic inches. All of our standard urns exceed that requirement.
Urns are not necessary for scattering, but are an option some families wish as they eliminate the potential for blow-back.
There are several companies that produce such urns. They are sustainably produced in a variety of natural materials, including recycled paper, salt, gelatin and sand. The paper type urns will float will float briefly and sink gracefully.
Prices range from less than $100 to around $500. Although they were designed for water burial, all of these urns can also be used for earth burial. We often use biodegradable urns from In the Light Urns, a California company, so feel free to browse their site. If you find something you like, let us order it for you can extend to you a 10% discount.
After the ashes are scattered it is not possile to retrieve them, so with ash scattering some families also choose to keep a portion of the ashes in various forms of keepsake urns.
Keepsakes
Heartsong Memory Beads is dedicated to the memorialization of our loved ones. Our Heartsong Memory Beads are uniquely created by hand one at a time. Each memory beads is made with the compassion and dignity that the family deserves. We are located in San Diego, California.
