How it works

The process begins with the body being wrapped in a biodegradable shroud, typically silk or wool, before being placed in a pressurized chamber with hot water and potassium hydroxide. Heated to 150 degrees Celsius (300 degrees Fahrenheit) for up to 90 minutes, the solution gradually dissolves soft tissue, leaving only the bones. Those are rinsed at 120 degrees Celsius (248 degrees Fahrenheit), dried, and pulverized into a coarse powder using a machine called a cremulator. The remains are then returned to the family in an urn, much like traditional cremation ashes.#

I guess that's more like how I'd want to go. I assume something like this is necessary for sanitary and logistical reasons, though I would like even more to just have my body dumped in the ground, buried and a tree planted on the spot.