Editing Cremation (section)

=== Body container ===
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[[File:Chan Kusalo cremation 51.jpg|thumb|upright|A relic found amid the ashes of Chan Kusalo (the Buddhist Patriarch of Northern Thailand) is placed inside a [[Stupa|chedi]] shaped vial and displayed inside [[Wat Chedi Luang]] in [[Chiang Mai]].]]
In the United States federal law does not dictate any container requirements for cremation. Certain states require an opaque or non-transparent container for all cremations. This can be a simple corrugated cardboard box or a wooden casket ([[coffin]]). Another option is a cardboard box that fits inside a wooden shell, which is designed to look like a traditional casket. After the funeral service, the box is removed from the shell before cremation, permitting the shell to be re-used.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cremationinstitute.com/cremation-process|title=The Cremation Process Guide: What You Need To Know In 2017|date=16 April 2017|work=Cremation Institute|access-date=17 November 2017}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, the body is not removed from the coffin and is not placed into a container as described above. The body is cremated with the coffin<ref>{{cite news|title=cremation process in the uk|url=https://www.urnsforashes.co.uk/cremation-process/|access-date=3 August 2018|date=3 August 2018}}</ref> which is why all British coffins that are to be used for cremation must be combustible. The Code of Cremation Practice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fbca.org.uk/code-of-cremation-practice|title=Code of Cremation Practice|access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref> forbids the opening of the coffin once it has arrived at the crematorium, and rules stipulate that it must be cremated within 72 hours of the funeral service.<ref name="doncaster.gov.uk">[http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Living_in_Doncaster/Cemeteries_Crematorium/Code_of_Cremation_Practice.asp Code of Cremation Practice] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409220820/http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Living_in_Doncaster/Cemeteries_Crematorium/Code_of_Cremation_Practice.asp |date=9 April 2009 }}, Doncaster: Cemeteries, Crematorium, retrieved 26 November 2009</ref> Therefore, in the United Kingdom, bodies are cremated in the same coffin that they are placed in at the undertaker's, although the regulations allow the use of an approved "cover" during the funeral service.<ref name="doncaster.gov.uk"/> It is recommended that jewellery be removed before the coffin is sealed, for this reason. When cremation is finished, the remains are passed through a magnetic field to remove any metal, which will be interred elsewhere in the crematorium grounds or, increasingly, recycled.<ref>{{cite news|title=Melting down hips and knees: The afterlife of implants|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16877393|work=BBC News|access-date=21 February 2012|date=21 February 2012}}</ref> The ashes are entered into a cremulator<ref>{{cite news|title=cremulator|url=https://dfweurope.com/cremulator/|access-date=3 August 2018|date=3 August 2018}}</ref> to further grind the remains down into a finer texture before being given to relatives or loved ones or scattered in the crematorium grounds where facilities exist.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}}

In Germany, the process is mostly similar to that of the United Kingdom. The body is cremated in the coffin. A piece of fire clay with a number on it is used for identifying the remains of the dead body after burning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gesetze-rechtsprechung.sh.juris.de/jportal/portal/t/jww/page/bsshoprod.psml?pid=Dokumentanzeige&showdoccase=1&js_peid=Trefferliste&documentnumber=1&numberofresults=1&fromdoctodoc=yes&doc.id=jlr-BestattGSH2005V1IVZ&doc.part=X&doc.price=0.0#jlr-BestattGSH2005pP17|title=Gesetz über das Leichen-, Bestattungs- und Friedhofswesen des Landes Schleswig-Holstein (Bestattungsgesetz – BestattG) vom 4. Februar 2005, §17 Abs. 4|publisher=Ministerium für Justiz, Gleichstellung und Integration|access-date=6 July 2011}}</ref> The remains are then placed in a container called an ''ash capsule'', which generally is put into a cinerary urn.

In Australia, reusable or cardboard coffins are rare, with only a few manufacturers now supplying them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acremation.com/cremation-containers|title=Containers for Cremation – aCremation|website=Acremation.com|access-date=3 October 2017|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124014414/https://www.acremation.com/cremation-containers|url-status=dead}}</ref> For low cost, a plain, particle-board coffin (known in the trade as a "chippie", "shipper" or "pyro") can be used. Handles (if fitted) are plastic and approved for use in a cremator.

Cremations can be "delivery only", with no preceding chapel service at the crematorium (although a church service may have been held) or preceded by a service in one of the crematorium chapels. Delivery-only allows crematoria to schedule cremations to make best use of the cremators, perhaps by holding the body overnight in a refrigerator, allowing a lower fee to be charged.