Freeze-dry burials

BBC News

The environmentally-conscientious could soon ensure they don't end up polluting the earth after they die, thanks to a company in Sweden.

Concerns about the environmental impact of embalming fluids or cremation have led Promessa Organic to come up with a chilling alternative.

Their method involves freeze-drying the corpse in liquid nitrogen.

Sound vibrations then shatter the brittle remains into a powder that can be "returned to the ecological cycle". Trees can be then planted on burial spots.

Biologist and head of Promessa Organic Susanne Wiigh-Maesak said she hoped to promote environmental and existential awareness.