PRESS INFORMATION FROM TUTILL REMEMBRANCE ITEMS




Earth, Air, Fire and Water

Medieval philosophers believed that all matter was composed of four basic elements. Modern science may have proved them wrong, but some of this symbolism is retained in our rituals of cremation, subsequent burial of a loved one's remains, and their gentle return to the natural world through the action of moisture in the soil.

Tutill Remembrance Items has now added a subtle twist of its own, with the introduction of a biodegradable soil and rice starch round ball urn. As the firm's MD, Sue Tutill explained, "We saw these first at the recent Tanexpo event in Bologna, Italy in March of this year, and feel that they will be attractive to the increasing number of people looking at greener funeral options. What is interesting about these soil urns too, is that they are complemented by keepsake-sized urns in the same style which are biodegradable too"

"This idea of a biodegradable keepsake might sound contradictory, but it makes perfect sense where a funeral director is advising a family who may wish for the closure that comes from a formal interment, but may emotionally not be ready to let go of a loved one entirely just yet", Sue Tutill added. For those seeking a visible marker as to the final resting place of a loved one, both keepsake and full size urns have removable lids to allow a suitably-sized seedling to be placed inside, together with a handful or earth, just before interment is completed.

These soil and starch urns are just one part of a new line of biodegradable designs that can be had in sand and rice starch, and salt. There is even a cork urn, which comes 'flat-packed' with its own fitted cotton bag liner, and which as well as making its own small contribution to saving the planet, should also make a useful saving in storage space within the average funeral home.

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Image caption: "Sue Tutill, of Tutill Remembrance Items, with biodegradable soil and rice starch keepsake urn at Bologna's Tanexpo earlier this year"

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Editors contact:	Francis Samish, Aardvark Associates 	tel. 01308 897 911

Company contact:	Tutill Remembrance Items  			tel. 01428 714041

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both Aardvark Associates and Tutill Remembrance Items Ltd. decline all liability in the case of omissions or errors.