Some crematoria in Sweden and Denmark have begun selling surplus heat from their furnaces for use in houses. Many see this as entirely sensible, avoiding the need for crematoria to have expensive and energy-hungry cooling towers.
But others wonder if it breaches an ethical code drawn up the International Cremation Federation, a body set up in 1937 to promote and provide information on cremation practice. This states that “the products or residue of a cremation shall not be used for any commercial purpose“. After much deliberation, the Danish Council of Ethics found no ethical reason to oppose recycling heat despite the ICF code. Several crematoria now export energy to local companies.
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