The process illustration
The procedure is justifiable not only from an environmental viewpoint but also in terms of moral, ethical and technical considerations and uses the most gentle and considerate techniques for handling the body
Step 1
The body is gently frozen down to -18°C.
Step 2
It’s then exposed to liquid nitrogen and becomes brittle.
Step 3
The body is then vibrated, which reduces it to dust.
Step 4
Water is withdrawn from the remains. Mercury and other metals are separated.
Step 5
The remains, now significantly reduced in weight and free from harmful contaminants, are put into an organic, bio-degradable coffin.
Step 6a
The coffin may be buried in the living topsoil where it will be transformed into earth in 6-12 months. A tree or shrub may be planted on the grave, it will absorb the nutrients from the remains and new life may flourish.
Step 6b
The remains may now be safely cremated in a small compact cremator and placed in an urn.
From the day we are conceived until the day we stop eating and drinking, all organic matter from which our body is built originates from soil.
Whether we burn our body or bury it six feet under, we neglect the possibility of bringing our organic remains back to nature, thereby becoming part of a balanced process.
Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak, biologist and head of Promessa Organic
