A new form of burial called resomation will soon be on offer in the UK and involves a process that rapidly converts tissue and cells into a watery solution, leaving only the bones that can be reduced to a white powder and returned to relatives in an urn
The Co-op, which arranges more than 93,000 funerals a year, said it will be working with sustainability experts and academia to further validate existing research during its initial regional pilot.
The practice is growing in popularity in the US, Canada and South Africa, but burials or gas cremations remain the two options for UK families.Anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died in 2021, is the most high-profile figure to choose resomation for his own funeral. It is understood that resomation is not illegal but will be subject to compliance with relevant health, safety and environment regulations.Meanwhile, the Law Commission is currently reviewing existing laws to see how they can accommodate new burial methods.
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