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UK Weighs Legalising 'Boil in a Bag' Funerals as Consultation Opens

The Law Commission is seeking feedback on water cremation's lower emissions compared with burial or flame cremation.

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Most Australians still go with fire, but a quiet shift is happening. Some are choosing greener, gentler ways to say goodbye.

Overview

  • If approved, funeral directors could offer water cremation by dissolving human remains in a heated alkaline solution.
  • The alkaline hydrolysis process takes three to four hours and breaks the body into amino acids, peptides and sugars.
  • Resomation Ltd reports that water cremation emits about 28kg of CO2 per cycle compared with roughly 245kg from traditional flame cremation.
  • After treatment, a sterile liquid is sent to water treatment facilities and the softened bones are ground into powder for families.
  • This method is already legal in 30 US states, Canada and South Africa, with Europe’s first facility opening in Ireland in early 2023.