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DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too. A Dutch intrepid inventor is now “growing” coffins by putting mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, together with hemp fiber in a special mold that, in a week, turns into what could basically be compared […]

DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too.

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For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too

DELFT, Netherlands (AP) — For those seeking to live in the most sustainable way, there now is an afterlife too.

Traditional wooden coffins can take years to break down in the soil, but the mushroom versions biodegrade in barely a month and a half.

A Dutch intrepid inventor is now "growing" coffins by putting mycelium, the root structure of mushrooms, together with hemp fibre in a special mould that, in a week, turns into what could basically be compared to the looks of an unpainted Egyptian sarcophagus.

An inventor in the Netherlands has created a more sustainable option to bury the dead with mushroom coffins, biodegradable moldings that can be grown in a week.

While traditional wooden coffins can take years to break down in the soil, these mushroom versions biodegrade in around 45 days.

The mushroom coffins cost 995 euros (more than $1,000) each, and the price for an urn is 196.80 euros ($212).