It turns out the metal that remains after cremation deceased, recycled into road signs, car parts and aircraft engines. Photos from open sources Steel plates and screws, used by surgeons to “repair” human legs and skulls, carefully collected after cremation and sold. The proceeds from the sale go to charity. Even metal plates with false teeth and old fillings will recycled and reused. The high cost of metal, which withstands temperatures of 1000 degrees, is used in automotive and aviation industries. Among the remaining scrap metal comes from cobalt and titanium. Products from these metals and their alloys are used in some dental implants and can be reused in aircraft engines.
Photo from open sources Other, less valuable metals are used for the manufacture of road signs, chippers along highways and lampposts. The proceeds of the sale are donated to charity. So, for example, in the UK, starting with 2004, to charity with the sale of “scrap metal” was donated 1 million pounds. OrthoMetals, Dutch a recycling company says about half British crematoria joined the proposed scheme, which “produces” 75 tons of metal per year. Before the deceased cremated, relatives are asked if they want to save metal parts of their loved ones. The vast majority say that they do not need them and agree to transfer them for processing. When cremation ends, a special machine separates any metal from the ashes of the deceased, after which the metal is loaded into special boxes for transportation.
Photo from open sources Last October in the body of a war veteran after cremation, almost half a kilogram of shrapnel was found. The man, dead at the age of 94, carried a pound of metal in his leg almost 70 years old.
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