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Green living, green dying

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It's one thing to live in an eco-friendly way, but is it possible to be environmentally friendly in death too? This week, we take a look at new ways to live and die green.

By Joanna SITRUK / Kate WILLIAMS / Mairead DUNDAS / Marina BERTSCH

This week, we take a look at ways to live - and die - green.

First, we're in Germany, where an architect has designed a house that doesn't need any gas or electric to heat it.

Next, we head to the UK, where engineers are flushed with pride over their design for a waterless toilet. 

And finally, we ask if cardboard coffins are the answer to dying without harming the environment.


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