Latest Terramation UK News
Scotland Paves the Way: Water Cremation Becomes Legal North of the Border
In a landmark moment for the UK funeral industry, Scotland has become the first nation within the UK to formally legalise alkaline hydrolysis — a process widely known as aquamation or water cremation.
UK Government Moves to Legalise Human Composting
Ministers Welcome ‘Terramation’ as Eco-Friendly Funeral Option
New estimated cost of human composting in the UK
A new article in the Mirror has a price estimate for human composting in the UK
The Circular Economy of Death: Embracing Sustainability from Cradle to Grave
The funeral industry is slowly waking up to the need for more eco-friendly practices. With over 500,000 deaths per year in the UK, traditional burials and cremations have a massive carbon footprint. Embalming fluids leach into the soil, coffins use timber and metal resources, and cremations require huge amounts of fossil fuel. However, there is a better way – human composting.
The Science Behind Human Composting: How Does It Work and Is It Safe?
Find out how human composting is not only safe, but great for the environment.
Resomation to be offered in the UK
Resomation is a process that liquefies rather than burns body tissues. It’s to be legalised in the UK.
Close the circle with Terramation UK
Are you interested in a natural, more sustainable funeral?
Right now, human composting and terramation are not legal in the UK. But we want to change that. Add your voice to our Close the Circle campaign and help more people give back to the Earth at the end of life.
