Water cremation will be available in the UK later this year, with Co-Op Funeralcare becoming the first company to offer the service. Also called resomation, the process uses chemicals to break down ...

With the growing cost of funerals and increasing number of people choosing not to have a traditional funeral, cremations have become a popular way to remember your loved ones. To stay within budget ...

Already a popular option in the US, and famously chosen by Archbishop Desmond Tutu who died in 2021, alkaline hydrolysis – a sustainable method of disposing the body after death – is set to be ...

Aquamation consists of cremation by water rather than fire. The method, also known as alkaline hydrolysis, was introduced in South Africa in 2019. It uses heat, pressure and water with a high alkaline ...

Francisco Rivero proudly shows off a large stainless steel pod in the middle of a cavernous concrete room. He unlatches its heavy vault door, swinging it open slowly to reveal an inner chamber just ...

More people are turning to cremation (59.7%) rather than burials (35.7%), according to the National Funeral Directors Association’s 2022 report. The average cost of a burial is $7,848 compared to ...

Francisco Rivero proudly shows off a large stainless steel pod in the middle of a cavernous concrete room. He unlatches its heavy vault door, swinging it open slowly to reveal an inner chamber just ...