Photo: Corbis 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. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Belgian Undertakers Want to Dissolve & Flush Dead Into Sewers
