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Belgian Undertakers Want to Dissolve & Flush Dead Into Sewers
A group of undertakers in Belgium are proposing a more ecological (but perhaps creepier) alternative to cremation:
They hope to dissolve corpses in a caustic solution and flush the resulting liquid and ashes down the drain, which will be recycled at water treatment plants.
They contend that the process - known as chemical hydrolysis or resomation - would use less energy than a crematorium and emit no carbon emissions.
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A group of undertakers in Belgium are proposing a more ecological (but perhaps creepier) alternative to cremation:
They hope to dissolve corpses in a caustic solution and flush the resulting liquid and ashes down the drain, which will be recycled at water treatment plants.
They contend that the process - known as chemical hydrolysis or resomation - would use less energy than a crematorium and emit no carbon emissions.
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