I think it’s great that more options are being made available.
I really wanted a tree/woodland burial (tree planted over whatever is left of the body), but honestly, it sounds like a more eco-friendly option would be resomation, then just feeding my delicious nutrients to a woodland. Or my garden!
Edit: Just some more info, apparently the name of the process is “aquamation”, and Resomation is the brand name of the company doing it in the UK.
Really cool. This is how I’ve wanted to go, but without the bones being powdered at the end - I want those skeletonised into a posable model so I can continue to attend family gatherings.
The whole process is fascinating, and I would be up for this. I would prefer Mushroom Burial Suit or Recomposition. This is something we are all going to have to think about. Running out of land, needing to be more environmental friendly, and more people not being religious are all going to make things change.
Is it climate friendly only because it’s not using gas in the cremation process? It doesn’t really mention it in the article, just about how it doesn’t require land.
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.
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