Welcome to a bonus episode of the Daily Article podcast.

Today's episode is titled, What Happens When You Die?

And is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum.

You're familiar with recycling, of course.

Most of us have a blue or green trash can or something similar in which we put our paper products and

other waste that can be recycled. What if your body could do the same thing? Edible products

are now a trend. Edible straws and a variety of flavors, edible spoons and sporks, made from a mix

of wheat, oats, corn, chickpeas, and brown rice,

and edible coffee cups are all available.

Some are being used by major retailers as a novelty

and to boost their environmental credibility.

Then, when your body dies, water cremation could be the way it's buried.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu requested alkaline hydrolysis,

also known as aquamation, or water cremation,

as an echo-friendly final disposition of his body.

His decision made this process much more widely known.

Here's how it works, and a word of caution, this could be considered graphic to some.

Your body is sealed in a long, stainless steel chamber,

while a heated solution of 95% water and 5% sodium hydroxide passes over it.

The process dissolves the bonds in your body's tissues

and eventually yields a liquid

combination that is disposed of down the drain at the alkaline hydrolysis facility. Your body's

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