Want to go green in death? Here's a process that may allow you to do just that. Resomation involves an alkaline hydrolysis process that dissolves a body into both a liquid and a powdery white mass.

Burial uses too much land; cremation releases too much CO 2. So what about composting our loved ones – or even dissolving them? In the middle of a cavernous factory floor in Pudsey, Leeds, sits a ...

Wish to continue your environmentally friendly life after death? You can do so with a new post-death disposal called "resomation", which is a greener alternative to cremation. Developed by a firm in ...

An environmentally-friendly form of cremation is gaining traction in the United States, Neil Bowdler of BBC reports. The makers of the Resomation machine claim that it produces a third less greenhouse ...

Water cremation is set to be made available for the first time in the UK. The process, known as resomation, uses a mix of potassium hydroxide and water to break down human remains in what is billed as ...

Death does not become us – in ecological terms. More than 600,000 people die in the UK each year, all but a tiny proportion opting for a (single-use) wooden or MDF coffin. Some 70-75% are dispatched ...

Last year, we did an article on Resomation Ltd, a Scottish company that aims to combat the environmental impact of cremation by dissolving bodies in a commercial “alkaline hydrolysis” unit, called The ...

The funeral industry could benefit from more environmentally friendly options. But some firms in the United Kingdom have balked at one cremation alternative. Sandwell Council was working with UK-based ...

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From dust we are, and to dust we shall return — by burial, cremation or emulsification. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. As some ...

The process produces a third less greenhouse gas (Representational Image) Co-op Funeralcare, the largest provider in the UK, is all set to offer a new and eco-friendly method of burial known as water ...