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Scotland becomes first UK country to allow water cremations
Scotland offers a third funeral option with water cremation, supported by 84% in a 2023 consultation, reducing carbon emissions sevenfold compared to traditional cremation.
- From March 2, Scotland has legalised water cremation after the Scottish Parliament approved regulations introduced by the Scottish Government.
- The 2023 public consultation found 84% support for hydrolysis, and officials said this adds the first new funeral option in over 120 years after its UK prohibition.
- The process heats the body to exactly 150C in potassium hydroxide and water for up to 90 minutes, then rinses, dries, and pulverises bones, emitting seven times less CO2 than a typical cremation's 320kg footprint.
- The Scottish Government expects the first procedures this summer once planning permissions, consents and Scottish Water approval are secured, Public Health Minister Jenni Minto said the process respects personal choices and regulatory standards, while Kindly Earth holds exclusive UK manufacturing rights.
- Already established abroad, the method operates across 30 American states, Canada and South Africa, with Europe’s first resomation centre opening in Navan, Co Meath in early 2023, and funeral directors say some clients have added it to their plans.
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