💧 Aquamation
Water-based cremation using alkaline hydrolysis
How it works
The body is placed in a stainless steel vessel filled with a solution of 95% warm water and 5% alkali (potassium hydroxide). Over 6–20 hours, the combination of water flow, temperature, and alkalinity gently breaks down organic material.
Why choose it
Aquamation uses approximately 90% less energy than flame cremation and produces zero direct carbon emissions.
Considerations
The process requires specialized equipment and is not yet legal in every state.
Providers (402)
ARN Funeral & Cremation Services
Zionsville, Indiana
Abel’s Hill Cemetery
Chilmark, Massachusetts
Abraham L. Green & Son Funeral Home
Fairfield, Connecticut
Ahearn Funeral Home
Northampton, Massachusetts
Anders-Rice Funeral Home
Asheville, North Carolina
AquaGreen Dispositions
Chicago, Illinois
Ascension Cemtery of Bel Aire
Bel Aire, Kansas
Ascension Garden Cemetery
Henrietta, New York
Ascension Garden St. Francis Meadow
Henrietta, New York
Ascher Zimmerman Funeral Home
Springfield, Massachusetts
Aultorest Memorial Park
Ogden, Utah
Baldwin Hill Conservation Cemetery
Winthrop, Maine
Ballard-Durand Funeral and Cremation Services
White Plains, New York
Ballard-Durand of Elmsford
Elmsford, New York
Barton Family Funeral Service
Edmonds, Washington
Baue Funeral Homes – Cave Springs
St. Charles, Missouri
Baue Funeral Homes – O'Fallon
O'Fallon, Missouri
Baue Funeral Homes – St. Charles
St. Charles, Missouri
Bellefontaine Cemetery
St. Louis, Missouri
Berry-McGreevey-Martens Funeral Homes & Cremation Service
Westlake, Ohio
Bestgate Memorial Park
Annapolis, Maryland
Billow Fairlawn Chapel
Akron, Ohio
Bisbee Memorial Gardens
Bisbee, Arizona
Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory
Kent, Ohio
Blazing Star Sanctuary (Katy Prairie Preserve)
Brookshire, Texas
Blue Lake Cemetary
Blue Lake, California
Blue Ridge Green Burial
Salem, Virginia
Bluestem Conservation Cemetery
Cedar Grove, North Carolina
Bohn-Matich Funeral Home
Ambridge, Pennsylvania
Boyko & Reardon Telegraph Road Mortuary & Cremation
Ventura, California
Bradley; Haeberle & Barth
Union, New Jersey
Bravo Family Mortuary
San Diego, California
Brooksville Cemetery
Brooksville, Florida
Brown Dawson Flick Funeral Home
Hamilton, Ohio
Brubaker Funeral Home
Coplay, Pennsylvania
Burr Cemetery
Freeport, Maine
Busch (Fairview Park) Funeral Home
Fairview Park, Ohio
Busch (Parma) Funeral Home
Parma, Ohio
Campo de Estrellas Conservation Cemetery
Flatonia, Texas
Canton Cemetery Association North Lawn Cemetery
Canton, Ohio
Carewell Cremations
Fairfax, Virginia
Caring Cremations
Chicago, Illinois
Carmon Community Funeral Home
Windsor, Connecticut
Carolina Memorial Sanctuary
Mills River, North Carolina
Casper Creek Natural Cemetery
Galena, Illinois
Cayetano Natural Burial Ground at Tulocay
Napa, California
Cedar Brook Burial Ground
Limington, Maine
Cedar Lawns Memorial Park & Funeral Home
Redmond, Washington
Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Chocorua Cemetery
Tamworth, New Hampshire