Passages International, Inc. - Green Funeral Products

05/29/2026

A family placed a biodegradable sea turtle urn into the ocean. Real sea turtles surfaced and circled nearby. That is the kind of moment no funeral home could plan, but a great product can make possible.

Passages International, Inc. - Green Funeral Products' Sea Turtle Urn just got three new color options (Dune, Moss, and Surf) giving families even more ways to personalize a water-based farewell. The urns are handcrafted, biodegradable, float briefly before descending, and now include a digital code to mark the exact scattering location and create an online memorial. For funeral homes looking to differentiate their merchandise with products that tell a story, this one delivers.

05/27/2026

Passages International is headed to Paris for the IAOPCC's first ever European Conference! This conference commemorates 55 years of the International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories global leadership in pet aftercare. Our CEO Darren Crouch will be there showcasing some of our tried and true as well as some brand new pet memorial products. Be on the lookout for a very special new Scattering Tube design making its public debut at the event! We look forward to three days of industry networking, education, and global connection throughout the event.

05/27/2026

Kates-Boylston Publications published an article about our new and improved Sea Turtle Urns. They now come in three distinctive color options that offer a meaningful way to reflect and honor lives of lost loved ones. This urn offers a unique and symbolic memorial option for ocean lovers or anyone looking for a more natural farewell experience. Visit https://www.passagesinternational.com/sea-turtle-biodegradable-urn for more information or contact our team to see if our Sea Turtle Urn is right for your needs.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Passages International, a leader in eco-friendly funeral products, announces the expansion of its popular Sea Turtle biodegradable urn, now available in three distinct color options:

05/27/2026

Sharing this because I had no idea it was an option but now I’m definitely going out like this…

After 9.5 years of battling cancer, my aunt, being the savvy woman she was, planned her own after life care.

She was cremated and put into a water biodegradable urn shaped like a sea turtle.

She asked a friend to charter her family out to spot off the coast where she was baptized.

After we all said goodbye, her daughters put her in the water.
Just like paperwork said, she floated for a bit, almost as though she was saying her final goodbye to us.
Slowly, she disappeared below the water.

It was beautiful and peaceful.

If you’re looking for an alternative to being left on the mantle, check out Passages International, Inc.

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05/23/2026

May 23 is World Turtle Day! Right now in the Northern Hemisphere, turtles and tortoises are giving way to new life in the height of their nesting season. And while this beautiful cycle of nature occurs, turtles are now more than ever facing threats of habitat destruction and the effects of climate change. At Passages International, habitat and wildlife conservation is a chief priority and one of the motivations for creating and offering the products that we do. Our Sea Turtle Urn is 100% biodegradable, so that individuals can invest in a water burial that not only honors the decedent, but honors the lives of the creatures who call the waters their home.

Want to learn more about our Sea Turtle Urns? Visit our website or contact our office for details.
https://www.passagesinternational.com/sea-turtle-biodegradable-urn

Happy World Turtle Day!

05/22/2026

Who's ready for the 2026 IFDF Annual Conference and Trade Show?! Next Wednesday, May 27th to Saturday, May 30th, the Independent Funeral Directors of Florida will be hosting the largest trade show in Association history at Hammock Beach Golf Resort & Spa in Palm Coast. A convention for both professional development and fun, Passages International will be there demoing at Booth #114 and sponsoring festivities served up at the beverage cart. Whether you're a seasoned funeral director or a budding mortuary student, Passages looks forward to connecting with you over this exceptional industry event!

05/21/2026

When you pass away, will you be cremated? Where would you like your remains to be? Do you want them all kept together or scattered in several places that you once loved?

Steven Bleicher was an artist, an art professor, and a color theory expert who created a series of works inspired by Route 66. He passed away unexpectedly in March, 2025. In his will, his dying wish was to have his ashes scattered along Route 66. His death educator sister in-law, Gail Rubin, obliged to take him on his final journey.

In Part 1 of this series, Gail was given permission to scatter Steven at Santa Rosa Blue Hole in Santa, Rosa New Mexico. She opted to use our Token Scattering Kit for Steven's last Route 66 road trip with 6 matching Silver Lining Token Scattering Tubes. Passages Scattering Kits come in two sizes with six possible designs to mix and match with.

Follow along while Gail documents driving Steven to his final rest stops and memorializes the destinations using .life.

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05/19/2026

The demand for eco-friendly burial solutions is on the rise, and with that is the development of new, innovative, green burial alternatives. This article from Good Good Good highlights three of those alternative options, including artificial reefs, human composting, and mushroom caskets, the last of which is proudly offered at Passages International.

The Loop Living Cocoon™ from Loop Biotech is the world's first living coffin, designed to transform the end of life into a regenerative act. These mycelium caskets take just seven days to grow and just another 45 days to decompose, making it a fast, sustainable alternative to traditional caskets that use hardwood and non-renewable resources like plastic, steel, and other metals. Both the casket and human remains enrich the surrounding soil as they break down, promoting new life.

Head to Passages' website to learn more about the Loop Living Cocoon™ mushroom coffin today.

The green burial industry is expected to surpass $1 billion by the end of 2030.

05/18/2026

One of the problems we often hear from grievers choosing to scatter cremated remains a concern about the wind them blowing back onto the people present at the scattering ceremony. At Passages International, our biodegradable water burial urns, including our Sea Turtle Urns, offer a way to cleanly scatter cremains without any ashy accidents. Just load the remains through the bottom of the turtle in the provided biodegradable bag and seal with the provided eco-friendly glue. The turtle is designed to float briefly before slowly sinking into the water for a serene ceremony and mess free release of a loved one's ashes.

Sound like the kind of water burial you've been looking for? Visit our website to learn more about our Sea Turtle and other biodegradable water burial urns.

05/12/2026

Have you ever considered a natural burial? Passages International had the recent pleasure of visiting La Puerta Natural Burial Ground, a conservation cemetery located in Belen, New Mexico, for their World Labyrinth Day event. The day was opened with a death cafe, followed by a labyrinth walk, and ended with a green burial demonstration led by La Puerta owners Bryan Beard and Claire McFayden.

As of now, La Puerta is the only Green Burial Council Certified cemetery fully dedicated to green burials in New Mexico. It is also one of only a couple dozen conservation cemeteries in the United States, setting the stage not only for natural decomposition, but for natural land and habitat preservation as well. Our visit on World Labyrinth Day was a beautiful opportunity to see the legacy of what we do here at Passages in practice.

Interested in learning more about our green burial products? Visit our website or call our office to explore our green burial options.