Green, But A Bit Gruesome (You Have Been Warned)

[Canary42]

Post-cremation metalwork is removed from ashes.

Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, but metal to recycling.

It's surprising what goes on that we aren't aware of (or more likely, don't give a second thought to).

And good to see "green" being exercised so thoroughly.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-44643617

[EDDIE51]

Most of the surgical replacement parts are made from Titanium which is scarce and expensive. So it's just good basic economics to recycle it.

[alavahalf]

So in theory .. in an afterlife, part of you could actualy be skimming above the clouds ... as a wheelnut on a Dreamliner.

[Mamyalynne]

Makes perfect sense whichever way you look at it.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//So in theory .. in an afterlife, part of you could actualy be skimming above the clouds ... as a wheelnut on a Dreamliner//

A useful if pedestrian future, then.

But we have a glorious past in fact, not theory: stars exploded to create the materials from which naked apes with Twitter accounts were formed.

[maggiebee]

I recycle in life so don't have a problem with my metal parts (hips) being recycled after death. Just hope it's used for something exciting.

[jno]

I'll leave it to my descendants to decide if they want to pull out my metal teeth before cremating me.