Steel hips, plates and screws used in legs and skulls are collected after cremation and sold on – with money raised going to charity. Money made is donated to charity and almost £1million has been raised for good causes since the project began in Britain in 2004. OrthoMetals, the Dutch company behind the recycling, says around half Britain’s 260 crematoriums have signed up to the scheme, which is generating 75 tons of metal a year.
