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The Dutch parliament is working on a draft law allowing the chemical dissolution of corpses. The resulting liquid will then be used to fertilize fields and produce biogas. These measures have attracted particular support from the funeral industry, which counts on further increasing its profits while reducing costs.
According to current regulations, in the Netherlands, the bodies of the dead can be buried, cremated or donated to science. There are also extreme conditions that allow the scaterring of one's ashes or burial at sea. The "new methods" of funerals have caused, however, the center-right government of Mark Rutte begun to work on legalizing the next possibility of disposing of corpses.
The Netherlands would like to allow the chemical dissolution of the bodies of the dead. As a result of alkaline hydrolysis, only bones and fluid are left from the dead body. Bones are converted to lime phosphate throughout the process, so they can be crushed and the powder put in an urn.
In the justification of the new law, it is also mentioned that it has other applications. You can use the product of the dead bodies to fertilize fields or produce biogas. The so-called experts consider the above method to be environmentally friendly, while the funeral services industry is rubbing its hands at the possibility of increasing its revenue. A similar method has, however, been introduced in Australia, Canada, and some US states.
The Dutch parliament is working on a draft law allowing the chemical dissolution of corpses. The resulting liquid will then be used to fertilize fields and produce biogas. These measures have attracted particular support from the funeral industry, which counts on further increasing its profits while reducing costs.
According to current regulations, in the Netherlands, the bodies of the dead can be buried, cremated or donated to science. There are also extreme conditions that allow the scaterring of one's ashes or burial at sea. The "new methods" of funerals have caused, however, the center-right government of Mark Rutte begun to work on legalizing the next possibility of disposing of corpses.
The Netherlands would like to allow the chemical dissolution of the bodies of the dead. As a result of alkaline hydrolysis, only bones and fluid are left from the dead body. Bones are converted to lime phosphate throughout the process, so they can be crushed and the powder put in an urn.
In the justification of the new law, it is also mentioned that it has other applications. You can use the product of the dead bodies to fertilize fields or produce biogas. The so-called experts consider the above method to be environmentally friendly, while the funeral services industry is rubbing its hands at the possibility of increasing its revenue. A similar method has, however, been introduced in Australia, Canada, and some US states.
