Programme Analysis - Thanatology Body Recycling Centre
Crematorium Cremation
Traditional method involving combustion. Cremation requires a lot of fuel, and results in millions of tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year.
Miscellaneous
Resomation
Soul Tree
Eco Water Urn
Ornament
Shroud Burial
Human Composting
Donation
Mushroom Suit
Capsula Mundi
Also called aquamation or alkaline hydrolysis. This sustainable cremation separates the body into bones and liquid made of chemical compounds, which can fertilise soil.
The Bios tree Urn combines a loved one’s ashes with the earth to help germinate a seed or tree, using the qualities from the ashes (phosphate) as a fertiliser which in turn becomes a memorial.
Designed for water burials made from recycled plant materials with no glues, using only heat and water. The end result is a sustainable, eco-friendly and dignified solution for water burials.
Carbon extracted from ash can be added to the manufacturing process of a series of items. Such as, vinyl, diamonds, pottery and more.
Used for natural burial or eco friendly cremation, bodies are wrapped in biodegradable bamboo shrouds which have minimal impact on the environment.
Bodies are covered with wood chips and aerated, providing an environment for naturally occurring microbes and bacteria. Over the span of 30 days, the body is fully transformed, creating soil which is used to grow new life.
The body can be donated for scientific research or organ donation. This will need to be approved before death and can be classed as sustainable.
Made from organic cotton embedded with material from specially cultivated mushrooms, the suit delivers nutrients from the body to surrounding plant roots efficiently.
Bodies will be laid in a foetal position in a biodegradable pod and will then be buried. A tree will be planted on top to serve as a memorial.
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