Biodegradable coffin assembly

A coffin assembly for use in the containment and storage of a human or animal corpse, the coffin assembly comprising:

• a tubular housing comprising a wall defining an internal space, the wall formed from a biodegradable cellulose fiber and capable of retaining the corpse in the internal space, the tubular housing including removable end walls;
• and
• at least one ground engaging formation which supports the coffin assembly and provides resistance against rotation;
• wherein the housing receives and retains therein a receptacle capable of removal from the housing axially;
• wherein the tubular housing is formed in two parts comprising an upper part and a co-operating lower part, each formed by a longitudinal cut at an equatorial region along the housing;
• the upper part and co-operating lower part each having curved circumferential walls terminating in reinforced free end edges;
• wherein, the reinforced free end edges provide co-operating formations which facilitate inter engagement between the upper part and the co-operating lower part;
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• wherein, open ends of the tubular housing are each closed using the end walls to accommodate the profile of the open ends, the tubular housing formed prior to introduction of the longitudinal cut, from a wound spiral of said cellulose fiber material.