Promessa Organic
Promessa Organic AB is a Swedish company with headquarters in Göteborg, Sweden. For over 20 years, marine biologist Susanne Wiigh-Masak, in collaboration with AGA AB, has been developing a new form of ecological burial.
The process involves freeze-drying the remains, which are then reduced to a white powder. The remains are then placed in a biodegradeable casket, which is then interred in a shallow grave. A memorial tree or bush can be placed above the interment site. Within a year, the contents have decomposed and have been converted to loam, nourishing the newly planted memorial. The company claims that this is ecologically friendly.[1]
The first Promatorium was due to be opened in the Spring of 2011 in Sweden, followed shortly by sites in the UK and South Korea.[2]
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- ^ "Swedes offer freeze-dry burials". BBC News. 2004-02-09. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3473103.stm. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
- ^ "2010 World's most eco friendly burial set for the UK". ClickGreen. 2010-07-06. http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/news/national-news/121428-ashes-to-ashes,-mulch-to-mulch-worlds-most-eco-friendly-burial-set-for-uk.html. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
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