by SAMUEL OSBORNE
The body’s organic material is dissolved while the skeleton is pressed into a fine white powder and returned to the deceased’s family PHOTO/iStock
‘It’s the same way as being buried in the ground, but instead of taking 15, 20 years to disintegrate, it does it in a quicker process’
A funeral company has started to dissolve human remains in an alkaline solution before pouring them into the town’s sewers as part of an eco friendly method of burial.
The owner of AquaGreen Dispositions, Dale Hilton, says he started the alkaline hydrolysis business after watching the “green wave” of biodegradable caskets and urns sweep through the funeral industry.
“It brings your body back to its natural state,” Mr Hilton told CBC News. “It’s the same way as being buried in the ground, but instead of taking 15, 20 years to disintegrate, it does it in a quicker process.
“And it’s all environmentally friendly.”
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via World News