Posted on May 31, 2023
With cremation on the rise, Cincinnati's College of Mortuary Science gets the greenest machine to...
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The number of people choosing cremation is increasing dramatically. It's gone from 5% in the 1970s to 57% today, and isn't expected to slow down until it hits 80%.
What's driving the increase? A combination of the rising cost of standard burials and the fact that cremation is becoming more common.
The process isn't that environmentally friendly, but cremation technology is advancing. The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is getting the greenest machine sold, which takes half the time and creates a smaller carbon footprint.
College President and CEO Jack Lechner says an increasing number of funeral homes have it, including Spring Grove.
He took WVXU on a tour, pointing out where the green cremator will go, as well as an alkaline hydrolysis, commonly called a water cremator. That uses a combination of water and chemicals to decompose the body.
What's driving the increase? A combination of the rising cost of standard burials and the fact that cremation is becoming more common.
The process isn't that environmentally friendly, but cremation technology is advancing. The Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is getting the greenest machine sold, which takes half the time and creates a smaller carbon footprint.
College President and CEO Jack Lechner says an increasing number of funeral homes have it, including Spring Grove.
He took WVXU on a tour, pointing out where the green cremator will go, as well as an alkaline hydrolysis, commonly called a water cremator. That uses a combination of water and chemicals to decompose the body.
With cremation on the rise, Cincinnati's College of Mortuary Science gets the greenest machine to...
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The frightful cost of a funeral is one reason more folks choose cremation.
I've donated my body to a medical school. The arrangements have already been made. When the school is done with the corpse, it will be cremated and the remains sent to the nearest Vet's cemetery.
I've donated my body to a medical school. The arrangements have already been made. When the school is done with the corpse, it will be cremated and the remains sent to the nearest Vet's cemetery.
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LTC Eugene Chu
Side note: I am happy that you are directly donating your body to medical school after eventual passing. Unfortunately, there are commercial brokers who sell bodies to school s for large profits.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-science/
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-bodies-science/
How one company made a fortune selling bodies donated to science
Science Care reaps $27 million in yearly sales by recruiting body donors through hospices, clergy and online ads. To ensure quality, it emulated McDonald's.
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SSG Dennis R.
LTC Eugene Chu - I got the paperwork started thru the hospice where my wife died. A couple pages of fill in the blanks, 2 witness signatures & off it went to the U of MS medical school A few weeks later I got a confirmation letter & a wallet card.
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CPO William Glen (W.G.) Powell
SSG Dennis R. I commend you, I have looked at the same situation, and have intentions to do it myself, having two chronic health issues. I have talk to my two Specialists about it, and they are going to look into see if it (my body)would be used towards my specific issues.
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I was not much concerned about what to do with my remains. I said to just toss my old carcass out on some mountain top and let the critters have at it, but the wife vetoed that idea. (besides it is probably illegal in most if not all states.)
She wants us to be buried beside each other, so we agreed on cremation and will be buried at a VA cemetery, side by side.
She wants us to be buried beside each other, so we agreed on cremation and will be buried at a VA cemetery, side by side.
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