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Funerals should comply with net zero, says Labour
« on: September 14, 2025, 06:25:05 am »
Funerals should comply with net zero, says Labour
September 14, 2025
By Paul Homewood
 
No, it’s not some sort of sick joke.

The Telegraph reports:
 
New rules could ban gas cremation ovens and introduce eco-friendly coffins

Labour is plotting to make UK crematoria greener by banning gas cremation ovens and forcing grieving families to choose eco-friendly wicker or bamboo coffins.


New rules for crematoria, drawn up by the UK environment department, are set to be upgraded to meet both new pollution standards and the UK’s commitment to reach the target of net zero by 2050 championed by Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband.

Under the plan, the Government will seek to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, including mercury from dental fillings, and airborne toxins from burning coffin glue and embalming fluid.

Draft rules also suggest crematoria burn bodies one after another, with no gap to retain heat and save on gas – a tough target for an industry that relies almost entirely on gas-fired ovens.

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Re: Funerals should comply with net zero, says Labour
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2025, 06:26:17 am »
Parliament should cut the major debate before it starts and just ban people from dying. 8888forgot
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Re: Funerals should comply with net zero, says Labour
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2025, 05:41:57 pm »
"Under the plan, the Government will seek to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, including mercury from dental fillings, and airborne toxins from burning coffin glue and embalming fluid."

EGADS !!

These people are crazy.
Just plain... CRAZY.
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Re: Funerals should comply with net zero, says Labour
« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2025, 06:06:02 pm »
If someone is going to be cremated, why would they be embalmed? And why would they burn the casket or even use one?
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2025, 06:07:32 pm »
Quote from: Fishrrman on September 14, 2025, 05:41:57 pm
"Under the plan, the Government will seek to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants, including mercury from dental fillings, and airborne toxins from burning coffin glue and embalming fluid."

EGADS !!

These people are crazy.
Just plain... CRAZY.

They should get a carbon offset for not breathing anymore...
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« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2025, 06:12:40 pm »
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Labour is plotting to make UK crematoria greener by banning gas cremation ovens and forcing grieving families to choose eco-friendly wicker or bamboo coffins.
What the heck, just dig a hole and shove the corpse into it. Skip the coffin, skip the embalming, skip the clothing, even - after all, those buttons won't compost.  *****rollingeyes*****
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Re: Funerals should comply with net zero, says Labour
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2025, 09:35:19 pm »
Quote from: DB on September 14, 2025, 06:06:02 pm
If someone is going to be cremated, why would they be embalmed? And why would they burn the casket or even use one?
Dunno. If your body is to be viewed or lie in state you need the embalming, and if going to cremation, it is not uncommon to keep the body in a rented coffin for the service (which will be refurbished for the next use), and the final box (for shipping purposes) is of very heavy cardboard before cremation. I do not know if the box is burned with the body.
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Re: Funerals should comply with net zero, says Labour
« Reply #7 on: September 15, 2025, 07:03:20 am »
Personally, I want to be buried on my head so the world can kiss my *ss. :whistle:
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« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2025, 01:27:09 pm »
Quote from: DB on September 14, 2025, 06:06:02 pm
If someone is going to be cremated, why would they be embalmed? And why would they burn the casket or even use one?
My thoughts also, I thought when i came to cremation the body was placed in a cardboard box/coffin. Why would anyone pay all that money for a casket just have it end up the urn, and then there are all the xtra ashes that aren’t part of your loved one.
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« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2025, 01:52:01 pm »
All sorts of options.

Bury 'em in the garden.  Stiffs make great fertilizer ... rich in iron and calcium.

Dump 'em in the ocean to feed the fishes.

Leave 'em in the desert for the buzzards.

Co-generation: combination crematorium / electricity generation station.

And, of course, the classic  ...

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« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2025, 02:20:38 pm »
Old cemeteries out this way, some have a sink spot (older graves)... Buried in pine boxes that collapse over time. That is how I want to go, a good ole pine box and a good indention in the ground 100 years later (facing East to meet my savior).
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« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2025, 02:23:42 pm »
I don't like the thought of rotting in a box...
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« Reply #12 on: September 15, 2025, 02:35:45 pm »
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I don't like the thought of rotting in a box...

That's why you save for a mausoleum. 

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« Reply #13 on: September 15, 2025, 02:36:52 pm »
Here I thought they were going back to coal...
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« Reply #14 on: September 15, 2025, 02:46:46 pm »
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I don't like the thought of rotting in a box...

YOU won't be in that box.
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« Reply #15 on: September 15, 2025, 04:30:45 pm »
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Dunno. If your body is to be viewed or lie in state you need the embalming, and if going to cremation, it is not uncommon to keep the body in a rented coffin for the service (which will be refurbished for the next use), and the final box (for shipping purposes) is of very heavy cardboard before cremation. I do not know if the box is burned with the body.

Yes.  Embalming needed if the body is to be viewed in a public service.  Not if you go straight to the oven.

And yes.  The box is burned with the body.


Just went thru this last year when our son was killed in an auto accident.
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« Reply #16 on: September 15, 2025, 04:33:30 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on September 15, 2025, 04:30:45 pm
Yes.  Embalming needed if the body is to be viewed in a public service.  Not if you go straight to the oven.

And yes.  The box is burned with the body.


Just went thru this last year when our son was killed in an auto accident.
I am relating what we did when Mrs. Joe passed.
Too much family to not have a viewing, and a casket to wheel in for the service.
I am truly sorry for your loss.
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« Reply #17 on: September 15, 2025, 04:40:49 pm »
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I am truly sorry for your loss.

Thanks.  Ditto on your loss.
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« Reply #18 on: September 15, 2025, 04:46:57 pm »
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Thanks.  Ditto on your loss.

My eldest son asked me if I wanted to be buried or cremated the other day.

Said, "I don't give a ####,...surprise me!!"
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« Reply #19 on: September 15, 2025, 06:16:35 pm »
I'm donating my body to science. They cremate when all is done. Any ashes left go in a memorial garden. I really don't think my relatives want me sitting on their mantle. happy77 And I don't care any way. It ain't me. Just my earthly shell. I just hope my remains can assist some future doctor to do something good. That would make me very, very happy.
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« Reply #20 on: September 15, 2025, 06:31:27 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on September 15, 2025, 04:46:57 pm
My eldest son asked me if I wanted to be buried or cremated the other day.

Said, "I don't give a ####,...surprise me!!"

I'm going by fire.  I like fire.  No organ donation.  Don't want to wake up on the slab when they are taking out my liver and finding out I used it up. 
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« Reply #21 on: September 15, 2025, 11:15:33 pm »
Quote from: DCPatriot on September 15, 2025, 04:46:57 pm
My eldest son asked me if I wanted to be buried or cremated the other day.

Said, "I don't give a ####,...surprise me!!"
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Quote from: DCPatriot on September 15, 2025, 04:46:57 pm
My eldest son asked me if I wanted to be buried or cremated the other day.

Said, "I don't give a ####,...surprise me!!"
A year or so ago because my mom’s health was failing I finally went to the local Forest Lawn to see about residency for her and my dad when she passes. 😱 If you think real estate is expensive when it comes to houses you will get a reality check at the cemetery. If I hadn’t made my mind up on roast and toast before, I became a believer.
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