My article focuses on how cremation industry is changing and how people are adapting to new cremation methods.
Let me first explain what is cremation ?
Cremation is a process where the dead body of either pet or human is disposed through burning. It can be seen as an alternative to burial.
Cremation process was started in 19th century and it has now become one of the most accepted form of funeral method.
The cremation process gained popularity due to its cost . Yes , cost. The reason being, traditional burial are very expensive. If you check all funeral home's website , the cost of entire burial process is around USD $ 10000 and it can goes up to USD $ 15000 .
But where as cremation is concerned, it costs some where around USD $ 1200 to max USD $ 1800 . Look, how much you are saving.
One more factor that makes cremation process widely accepted is because its environment friendly. Where as burial you need to dig the mother earth and dump lots of metal and other stuff, which is totally unsafe .
As per the latest reports from New York times, USA has a cremation percentage of more than 58% followed by the highest in Canada that is 75% . More and more countries are now adapting to cremation over burial such as Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, India, Brazil, South Africa and the list goes on.
What is the new change that is coming up in Cremation Process ?
There is a new method which is gaining popularity in USA and Canada that is Alkaline Hydrolysis well known as water cremation .
Experts say, that water cremation is more Eco friendlier than current form of cremation process.
The reason stated was, that current process emits more carbon dioxide and other pollutants, where as latest method emits zero pollutants and carbon dioxide. So California governor passed a bill on October 20 2019 where people of California can now use the new water cremation. 14 other US states are working on this bill too.
Alkaline Hydrolysis converts the body's tissues and cells into a watery solution of molecules and then white bones are only remained which can be easily crushed with hands into powder form that is the ashes of your loved ones, which can placed in a secured cremation urns, which you can buy from simcshandicrafts.com .
Water cremation chambers are bit expensive but the government is trying to give subsidy for funeral homes who are looking to build that infrastructure. It costs around USD $ 85000 and its goes up to USD $ 500,000 .
