The casket, grown from mycelium and hemp fibres, takes just 45 days to break down, enriching the soil in the process
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A woman has been buried in a coffin made from mushrooms in New South Wales in an eco-friendly first for Australia.
Carolyn, whose surname was withheld for privacy reasons, was laid to rest on Friday by friends and family at Springwood Cemetery in the Blue Mountains. She was aged in her 70s.