Scotland has become the first country in the UK where water cremations are now legal.
The process - called alkaline hydrolysis - will offer families a third option instead of burial or traditional cremation.
Bodies are wrapped in a shroud of biodegradable material such as silk or wool before being placed in a pressurised chamber with hot water and chemicals, speeding up decomposition.
The powdered remains are given back to relatives in an urn.
This story contains details of water cremation which some readers may find upsetting.
