Water cremation is now available in the UK following rising demand for more environmentally friendly end of life options. When you die there’s currently only two options in most of Europe - burial or ...

Now funeral or burial rituals would be performed in a different way in Britain. UK has introduced an alternative method for burial or funeral rituals, as Scotland has become the first country in ...

A new style of funerals are heading to the UK, it has been confirmed. Hydrolysis offers an environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional cremations or burials. Officially known as water ...

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Co-op Funeralcare has said it hopes to be able to offer water cremations in the UK for the first time later this year. Currently there are only two options for families when their loved ones die - ...

With climate change gaining prominence, there’s a concerted effort around ensuring eco-friendly, well, everything – including end-of-life processes. While traditional fire cremation burns fossil fuels ...

Hydrolysis, also known as water cremation, has been dubbed "boil-in-the-bag" funerals by some and has been effectively banned in the UK until now ...

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Scotland has become the first country in the UK where water cremations are now legal. The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional ...