In sheep's clothing

More and more people are planning their lives around being sustainable, but it seems like this trend is continuing even into the afterlife. In the last year the textile manufacturer Hainsworth has seen its sales of woollen coffins shoot up by 700 per cent.

The coffins are made of British wool and lined with organic cotton – you can even get an embroidered woollen nameplate. Although you might not imagine wool to be the sturdiest of materials, the manufacturers insist that the coffins can accommodate a resident weighing up to 60 stone.

This biodegradable coffin may have some environmental benefits over wood, but the word in the Resource office is that for a truly sustainable burial you’re best off sleeping with the fishes, rather than in a woolly sheep’s coat...