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SAIF welcomes legalisation of water cremation in Scotland

SAIF welcomes legalisation of water cremation in Scotland

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Water Cremation

Water cremation, also known as resomation or alkaline hydrolysis, is an emerging alternative to traditional flame-based cremation, offering an environmentally sustainable option for body disposition. This tag explores the development, regulation, and adoption of water cremation within the UK funeral profession. Funeral Service Times provides coverage on technological advances, pilot schemes, legislative updates, supplier initiatives, and public engagement around this method. Reporting is tailored to funeral directors, crematoria operators, and sector leaders evaluating the operational, ethical, and environmental implications of water cremation as part of the evolving end-of-life care landscape.

Water Cremation

Water cremation, also known as resomation or alkaline hydrolysis, is an emerging alternative to traditional flame-based cremation, offering an environmentally sustainable option for body disposition. This tag explores the development, regulation, and adoption of water cremation within the UK funeral profession. Funeral Service Times provides coverage on technological advances, pilot schemes, legislative updates, supplier initiatives, and public engagement around this method. Reporting is tailored to funeral directors, crematoria operators, and sector leaders evaluating the operational, ethical, and environmental implications of water cremation as part of the evolving end-of-life care landscape.

SAIF welcomes legalisation of water cremation in Scotland

While the legislation takes effect next month, it will take time for facilities to become…

Scotland to introduce burial right limits and legalise hydrolysis

The new burial rules, effective from 1 March, establish that a right of burial will last for…

SAIF backs Scottish legislation to allow water cremation

The Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) has welcomed the Scottish…

Crematoria in Scotland found to perform to high standard

Scotland’s funeral industry continues to perform to a “good or high standard” across all…

NAFD Scotland welcomes gov’s funeral sector consultation

NAFD Scotland president, Mark Shaw, has welcomed the Scottish government’s public…

Aquamation could be the path to other greener funeral practices

As the first alternative to burial or cremation since the Cremation Act of 1902, alkaline…

Co-op Funeralcare to offer resomation this year

Co-op Funeralcare is set to introduce resomation in the UK later this year, marking a major…

William Purves urges govt to legalise greener funeral options

William Purves funeral directors has urged the government to invest in and legalise greener…

Eco-hearses are an option, but not the only answer

Conversations regarding lowering global emissions to achieve greater sustainability are…

Successful study of water cremation completed for Yorkshire Water

Following a successful study, the UK’s first ‘wastewater consent to discharge’ has been…
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