Why Choose An Outside The Box Casket:
Outside The Box Caskets have been designed with the environment in mind and are made from all natural, sustainable and recyclable materials. The casket market is dominated by MDF and caskets tend to all look the same. We wanted to do something materially and aesthetically different and design a unique casket that meets the objectives of sustainability and quality.
Our caskets are a premium quality product and have been designed to a very high standard. Outside The Box Caskets should not be confused with a cremation casket. Our caskets are designed to be used for a funeral service and carried by pallbearers.
Our caskets are a premium quality product and have been designed to a very high standard. Outside The Box Caskets should not be confused with a cremation casket. Our caskets are designed to be used for a funeral service and carried by pallbearers.
While there are other cardboard caskets on the market, many use a MDF or ply base, use bleached or waxed cardboard and contain thermoplastic glues, metal and plastic parts. This makes them unsuitable for a Green Burial. Outside The Box Caskets are manufactured without any plastic or metal parts and our casket handles are made from unbleached jute, a 100% natural and sustainable material.
Our materials are a combination of renewable and natural materials and post-consumer waste, using responsibly sourced, sustainable virgin and recycled paper. Our Kraft fibres utilise grades of wood not suitable for timber milling that would otherwise be left to rot, reducing wood wastage in the forest.
Our materials are a combination of renewable and natural materials and post-consumer waste, using responsibly sourced, sustainable virgin and recycled paper. Our Kraft fibres utilise grades of wood not suitable for timber milling that would otherwise be left to rot, reducing wood wastage in the forest.
Certified by Natural Burials NZ
The saying “Just bury me in a cardboard box” is commonly heard by Funeral Directors, especially when pre-arranging a funeral. They just don’t want any fuss. Well now, these requests can be acknowledged and carried out in a dignified way. We have designed a casket that’s so much more than a cardboard box.
In partnership with Trees for Survival, we donate a native NZ tree with every casket we sell.
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Impressive 320kg load-bearing capabilities
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- Proudly designed and made in NZ
- Simple and sleek modern aesthetic
- 100% biodegradable and compostable (meets strict Green Burial requirements) The first corrugated board casket to be certified in NZ by Natural Burials NZ
- Weighs 20kg less than a traditional casket
- Cremates in 10-15 minutes less than a traditional solid wood casket, saving on cremation time and gas usage. Clean Burning, leading to less emissions from the cremator and minimal ash, enabling easy processing. (Tests performed at Purewa Crematorium, Auckland, Nov 2019)
- Dual-wall design with U-support structure
- High spec fluted board grade made from 100% natural and sustainable materials, including recycled paper.
- Less carbon emissions when cremated
- Environmentally friendly (minimal components in construction)
- Assembled in a few minutes, no tools required
- FSC approved - made from responsibly sourced virgin and recycled paper
- Avoids wasteful use of virgin timber, saving trees
- Handmade hessian grab handles
- Non toxic, no synthetics, nothing artificial, no plastic or metal parts
- Solid flat base
- Self locking click lock' lid mechanism
- Can be used for ground burials, including green burials and cremations
- Personalisation: Can be painted, collaged, wrapped and decorated. (The collaborative and engaging act of painting a loved one’s casket can be a cathartic experience.)
- Independently load tested to 320kg (recommended weight not exceeding 150kg) 6’2 x 23” x 14”
