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Water cremation: Co-op Funeralcare to be first UK company to offer resomation (www.bbc.co.uk)

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My first reaction on reading about this was "ewww", but actually probably a pretty good idea.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The process, known as resomation, uses a mix of potassium hydroxide and water to break down human remains in what is billed as a more sustainable option.

It takes four hours - the bones remain, and are powdered then returned to loved ones in a similar way to ashes, in an urn.

Neat! Quite literally based.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Your username in proximity to this topic makes me giggle.