Water Cremation


For generations, people were offered the choices of burial, entombment or cremation. Today, an additional option is available. Alkaline hydrolysis, also sometimes called “water cremation” or branded as “Aquamation” by a manufacturer. Even when there were no local options, we were among the first firms in Connecticut to facilitate this choice when we began to offer a special package with Be A Tree Cremation in Colorado.


What is Water Cremation?

Water cremation is a gentle process that uses water instead of fire to return a body back to Mother Nature. The scientific name for this process is alkaline hydrolysis. It’s the same process that occurs as part of nature’s course when a body is laid to rest in the soil. A combination of gentle water flow, temperature, and alkalinity are used to accelerate the breakdown of organic materials.




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