Following the debate in the Flemish Parliament and media reports about the use of aluminium bags by some crematoria for transporting ashes, we are pleased to present the ecological urn used by Pontes crematoria.
Flemish regulations stipulate that every crematorium must deliver the ashes of a deceased person who has been cremated in a hermetically sealed urn. Every crematorium is required to provide a standard transport urn for this purpose, in order to hand over the remains of the deceased to the funeral director.
Since last year, Pontes has been using the new Ocean Urn, which was developed especially for Flemish crematoria and is made from recycled plastic waste from seas and oceans (fishing nets, ropes, etc.). This new urn replaced an older, standard steel urn, which was not produced in an environmentally friendly way.
This ecological urn offers a high-quality solution for the transport of ashes in accordance with Flemish regulations and fits in with Pontes' vision, which focuses not only on dignified and respectful but also sustainable services for the deceased and their relatives.
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