What is the very very cheapest body disposal option after death?

Fen1

Sorry. Should have made body donation and tissue donation clearer.


A very close relative had an extremely rare cancer and was asked to make live tissue donation for research. They didn't need more post mortem. His body was cremated by the family. We would have been happy to have donated more post mortem if the researchers had asked.

I and several members of my family have signed up for body donation ( as well as organ donation.) Given our genetic inheritance, my twin and I may well end up being live/dead tissue donors. We may be of use to science one way or the other!!!!

getmore4less

z1a wrote: »

Why would you be persecuted?

Woops auto correct on the phone. fixed it.

onwards&upwards

Cheapest option is surely to do nothing and let the hospital/council deal with it.

getmore4less

onwards&upwards wrote: »

Cheapest option is surely to do nothing and let the hospital/council deal with it.

They can claim the money back off the estate and you have no control over the costs.

Silvertabby

“ Cheapest option is surely to do nothing and let the hospital/council deal with it.
Originally posted by onwards&upwards

getmore4less wrote: »

They can claim the money back off the estate and you have no control over the costs.

It will be the standard cost of a 'public health funeral' as per the hospital/council contract with the funeral director.

As with all public health funerals, the family won't have any say regarding the date/time - and the (communal) gravesite can't be marked with a headstone or any other permanent memorial.

Owain_Moneysaver

In the next couple of weeks, dress up as a guy and sit on a bonfire.

worried_jim

Let Brick Top dispose of it down the pig farm.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2xUynRdzzsM

thegrouch314

If body donation or burial on private land isn't possible, direct cremation is usually the cheapest option

DigForVictory

By all means bury an individual in the back garden, just be mindful that you can't be certain you can be planted next them. The back yard isn't supposed to become a family plot. Plus you really do need to be certain about watercourses etc, unless you are planning cremation first.

Unless you set up a natural burial ground, which Will require planning permission.

Do please have this conversation with all your likely to survive family, as only having the "leave me out for the bin men" is not only unhelpful, it can muck up the grieving process as the relatives know they didn't do what you wanted. As well as leaving them dreadfully vulnerable to funeral directors etc - you'll be dead but they have to live with that. The Natural Death Centre has some helpful pages.

Pootle1

getmore4less wrote: »

Sea burial would get quite expensive if you did not have access to suitable transport free.

Aha! So provided my death is registered correctly my body can be disposed of at sea by my relatives, without involving funeral directors? That sounds like a very good option.