"During the water cremation process, the body is placed inside, and over three to four hours is dissolved in a solution of 95% water 5% alkaline solution (potassium hydroxide). The body then becomes a sterile liquid that contains no DNA, that can be treated like wastewater.

It’s a method that has been found to be 90% less harmful to the environment than flame cremation."

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https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/26-07-2024/its-a-no-brainer-why-aotearoa-needs-to-ride-the-wave-of-water-cremation

‘It’s a no-brainer’: Why Aotearoa needs to ride the wave of water cremation 

Water cremation is the biggest thing to happen to the death industry in the last 100 years – so what's the hold up here?

The Spinoff