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Freeze-drying bodies could ease pressure on cemeteries

A technique for disposing of bodies by first freeze-drying them before shattering them into dust is to receive ministerial approval as a way of relieving pressure on Scotland's overcrowded cemeteries.

A technique for disposing of bodies by first freeze-drying them before shattering them into dust is to receive ministerial approval as a way of relieving pressure on Scotland's overcrowded cemeteries.