Scotland is leading the way in the UK when it comes to an alternative to traditional burials or cremations. But the so-called 'boil-in-a-bag' method is not going to appeal to everyone ...

Scotland has become the first part of the UK to legalise water cremations, a process known as alkaline hydrolysis that is ...

The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.

Scotland has become the first part of the UK to introduce water cremation. The process, known as hydrolysis, offers an environmentally friendly alternative to burial or traditional cremation as the ...

It’s almost like a washing machine, if you ask Joseph H. Brown. The casket-shaped metal tank sitting in Brown’s crematory in West Baltimore uses hot water, chemicals and a bit of agitation to dissolve ...

The majority of people in the U.S. are now cremated after death. To most, that means disposing of a body with fire. But proponents are trying to bring a new form of "cremation" to Indiana — one that ...

A BIZARRE new type of “water cremation” funeral that dissolves dead bodies has been introduced to the UK. The controversial ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation to authorize the use of alkaline hydrolysis as a form of cremation in the Commonwealth, according ...

Hydrolysis uses alkaline and water to break down body in a few hours and is part of demand for more sustainable funerals ...

Water cremation introduced in the UK for the first time - A body undergoing hydrolysis is wrapped in a silk or woollen shroud before being placed in a chamber with hot water and chemicals ...