Netherlands' first burial in a living coffin

For the first time this weekend, a woman was buried in the Netherlands in a living coffin made of hyphae - a structure of fungus. The Loop of Life coffin weighs about as much as an IKEA cupboard of the same size, breaks down quickly once underground, and stimulates decomposition, inventor 26-year-old Bob Hendrikx from TU Delft said to NRC.Submitted by Janene Pieters on Monday, 14 September 2020 - 11:40 https://nltimes.nl/2020/09/14/netherlands-first-burial-living-coffin