Burial and Cremation are the time-honoured ways to dispose of a body, since prehistoric times cultures have been either been burning or burying them (some have been leaving them on the top of mountains for the vultures – but let’s not go there). Well there /is a new kid on the block – Alkaline Hydrolysis…
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Will scattering ashes on my lawn harm the grass?
Yes is can in the short term, cremation ashes contain calcium and calcium phosphate these chemicals acts like salt and draws the water out of the tissue of the plant leaf. This will happen if not thinly spread, it acts like a fertiliser also impacting the nutrient balance within the soil. The less the ashes…
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Don’t put Scatter Tubes in the water!
Scatter tubes are not designed to be placed in the water. They are made of a thick dense card, which also has an semi impervious layer of ink, the result is they are likely to float and will not sink for some considerable time: meaning that you loved ones ashes may end up on shore or…
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The environmental cost of cremation in India
I would argue that the environmental impact of cremation is less than burial, there is a need to compare two issues which are difficult to equate – Carbon versus land-take. I think the land-take is a more significant issue. The argument is even more in favour of cremation if the energy source is renewable. However the…
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Cremation Ashes: Chemical Composition
If you are wondering what the chemical composition of Cremation Ash / Cremated Remains is then the following should help, I found this courtesy of the Good Funeral Guide, but thought it was worth worth reproducing. This a reproduction of the article: The results provided, with the exception of Phosphate and Sulfate, are presented…
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Cremation of very obese people causes environmental and safety concerns in Germany
The obesity debate has found its way to our door in an article from Germany. This isn’t easy reading so if your constitution is not up to it, choose another post. Basically there has been a number of cremation fires in Germany caused by the excess heat from the fuel created by those of a…
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