A Greener Way
Alkaline Hydrolysis - What is it?
Alkaline Hydrolysis is a process of the disposal of human remains by use of water, alkaline chemicals, and sometimes heat, which leaves behind 75% less of a carbon footprint than the more traditional method of cremation and uses 1/8 of the energy as flame based cremation. It is also called water cremation, cremationassociation.org.
British Columbia Women’s Institute (BCWI) passed the following resolution at its Annual General Meeting held June 12th/2020 by Zoom with members throughout BC.
“Be it resolved that the British Columbia Women’s Institute petition the Solicitor General of the Government of British Columbia to amend the Cemetery, Interment and Funeral Services Act and all regulations to include a definition of cremation and in that definition include the provision for Alkaline Hydrolysis to be an approved method of cremation within the Province of British Columbia.”
Reasons for this request
British Columbia Women’s Institute recognizes that even in death we can reduce our environmental footprint by reducing carbon emissions in the air by embracing new technologies to replace the practice of flame based cremation of the deceased human body in particular by the process of Alkaline Hydrolysis.
