UPS Carbon Neutral is a new UPS program in which Passages contributes to UPS’s purchase of certified carbon (CO2) offsets. These offsets balance out the emissions produced by the transportation of our customers’ shipments. The Carbon Neutral program supports projects that include reforestation, landfill gas destruction, wastewater treatment, and methane destruction.

Passages pays a flat rate per shipment (depending on the level of service) to send each package using the Carbon Neutral shipping option. This partnership with UPS allows Passages to demonstrate its commitment to reducing the potential climatic impact of shipping. By simply offering Passages’ products, the funeral home is able to share in that commitment. Your families will be even more pleased to know that their green product was sent using the most environmentally-friendly method commercially available.

The Passages’ collection of biodegradable water burial urns is making its way into funeral homes and cemeteries across the country. These urns are designed specifically to allow the family some time for a final farewell by floating briefly before gracefully sinking. The length of time each urn takes to sink depends on the product selected, the weight of the cremated remains and the water conditions. Each urn comes with a water soluble bag in which the cremated remains must be placed.

“To be on the cutting-edge of funeral service today, you should be carrying at least a small urn selection that is conducive to eco-friendly water burial,” says Darren Crouch, president of Passages International. “We are here to help you with the process of selecting those urns as well as best-practice ways of marketing them. Our experience is that funeral arrangers enjoy having these options to present.”

Passages offers several lines of environmentally-friendly water burial urns which come in varying colors, designs and sizes and all are carefully created from sustainable materials such as:

• Himalayan rock salt
• Non-toxic, food-grade recycled paper
• Sand & Gelatin
• Sustainably produced biodegradable paper

Some urn names that may be familiar to you are Journey, Memento, Oceane Sand or The Shell. Let us help you round out your urn selection with some beautiful and colorful water burial urns to better serve your families and increase your revenue. This could very well lead to an urn sale that otherwise would not have occurred.

Did you know that a large percentage of the urns purchased in the USA today are used for water burial? This trend is spreading quickly to all areas of the United States. Don’t you think you should be ahead of the curve?

The Memento competed against over 4400 other entries from 60 countries to win the 2011 Red Dot Award. This is a testimony to the time and effort put into the research and development of this urn. Introduced in 1955, the Red Dot design award has become the world’s largest and most distinguished design competition. Red Dot signifies ‘belonging to the best in design and business’.

The Memento, as unique as the individual it embodies, sets the bar high as it takes water burial to the next level. Serving a specific purpose with this truly original urn design makes it easy to incorporate traditional service elements with non-traditional merchandise.

Handcrafted in the United States with antique molds from non-toxic, food-grade, recycled paper, the Memento allows families to participate in a meaningful ceremony by inserting personal notes through the top of the urn prior to placing it in water. Handmade paper note cards are provided for family and friends to write their sentiments on, and messages may be written on the exterior surface of the urn as well.

“Winning the prestigious 2011 Red Dot Product Design Award is exciting for us and our customers,” says Passages’ President, Darren Crouch. “This award exemplifies our commitment to truly unique and functional product offerings. The Memento allows for personalization and an increased level of participation by friends and family attending a water burial. Your urn selection is not complete without this internationally-recognized, award-winning product.”

Your families will be pleased that with each purchase of the Memento, a monetary donation is made in memory of the deceased to an ocean conservation organization dedicated to protecting our oceans for future generations.

Passages International, Inc. is the largest supplier of green and eco-friendly funeral products. Since 1999, it has led the funeral industry with innovative and environmentally-friendly urns, caskets and memorial products. Passages provides urns for water and earth burial as well as for scattering. The eco-friendly, woven caskets are used for cremation or burial and are available for adults, children and infants.

For more information on Passages’ biodegradable product lines and to see photos of all products, visit www.PassagesInternational.com, email amwehr@passagesinternational.com, or call (888) 480-6400.

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Passages can also use another verse of your choice, if it fits in the space available.

Please call to discuss personalized options, and be aware that there maybe up to a 10% overage or underage on all bookmark and mini card orders.

The paper for the Mini Cards and Bookmarks is produced from “Mixed Sources” and is “Green Seal Certified”.

• Purchase the Quartz Round, Oceane Aqua Blue or the Oceane Pearl Sand & Gelatin Urns and receive a 40% discount!!

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• Purchase any quantity of adult Burgundy Scatter Tubes and save 40%.

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• Purchase any Stationery Set (Floral or Fern) and save 40%.

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• Buy any 5’9″ Passages Original Casket for only $399 (purchase two, shipping to the same address, and receive free ground delivery)

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