No one gets out of here alive. But you don’t necessarily have to go first class. There’s the cardboard-box cremation rather than the buried metal casket, of course. But there’s also the lower-cost ...

The Dehiwala-Mt. Lavinia Municipal Council has begun a project to produce coffins made out of cardboard. MC Member Priyantha Sahabandu spearheads the project. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana ...