cremation

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Price was acquitted, leading directly to a new law allowing cremation in the UK.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

It has been estimated that a typical cremation has a footprint equivalent to about 320kg of carbon dioxide- Alkaline hydrolysis is found to result in the emission of seven times less CO2.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

The company supporting the introduction of the practice in Scotland described it as the biggest change to cremation law since it was introduced in 1902.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

This story contains details of water cremation which some readers may find upsetting.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

They hounded him even after death — the state confiscated his ashes after his cremation.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela