Ecological funeral

Ecological funeral is a method for allowing the body of the deceased to decompose in an environmentally and ethically acceptable way. It was invented and patented in 1999 by the Swedish biologist Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak. The following three steps characterize the method:

• Reducing the body of the deceased to a fine powder, thereby allowing later decomposition to be aerobic.
• Removal and recycling of metals.
• Depositing the powder shallowly in a biodegradable casket.

The first facility for ecological funeral should be ready by late 2005 in Jönköping, Sweden.

External links

• Promessa, the Swedish company developing the method