‘Boil in The Bag’: UK Adopts New Form of Environmental Friendly Cremation
Co-op Funeralcare will offer the service known as resomation, and also described as water cremation or alkaline hydrolysis, later this year. The practice consists of the deceased being enclosed in a biodegradable pouch and placed in a container filled with pressurised water and potassium hydroxide, boiled at 160 degrees. This converts tissue and cells in …