i've been speaking to samantha sieber.uamation process. she explained how it worked. aquamation is an alternative to burial and cremation, a choice that families have. very similar end result to cremation, where the family receives an urn. anything that you can do with cremation ashes, you can do with ashes from aquamation. but aquamation does not use fire — it uses a process that is 95% water and 5% alkali to gently reduce the body to the mineral remains. the minerals are — just like, with flame cremation, that's what's returned to the family in an urn. there's no emissions, mercury isn't released into the air, and it uses less energy. you talk there about the fact that there are no emissions — i think it is probably one of the main reasons, obviously, that desmond tutu chose it. is that why a lot of people are using this process now? i think it is a major — it's a major driver and a choice. i think that these decisions are very personal, so a lot of things come into play. but either they perceive it to be a better choice

none of us here readily knew the answer, so we reached out to samantha sieber. n process. she is in danville, indiana. samantha, thank you forjoining us. can you quickly summarise the process of aquamation because i think a lot of people watching may not have ever have heard of it?— heard of it? absolutely. aquamation _ heard of it? absolutely. aquamation is - heard of it? absolutely. aquamation is an - heard of it? absolutely. - aquamation is an alternative to burial and cremation, a choice that families have. very similar end result to cremation where the family receives an urban, anything that you can do with cremation ushers you can do with ashes from aquamation. ——an urn. at aquamation does not use fire, it uses a process thatis not use fire, it uses a process that is 95% water and 5% alkaline to gently reduce the body to the mineral remains. the minerals arejust body to the mineral remains. the minerals are just like, with flame cremation, it is what is returned to the family in an urn. there are no emissions, mercury is not released into the air, and it us