Aquamation promoted as sustainable alternative to traditional cremation [eqxCHtXKmNS]
A relatively new method of disposition is growing in popularity in Southern New England, despite not yet being legal in either Rhode Island or Massachusetts. It's called alkaline hydrolysis, more commonly known as either Aquamation or water cremation. In Connecticut, there's currently one facility offering the service. "It's just a more gentle feeling than an intensity of a fire," said Thomas Tierney, owner of both The Green Cremation and the John F. Tierney Funeral Home in Manchester. "It's not something that we should be afraid of. It's something that we should embrace." Since Connecticut's first water cremation in March 2024, Tierney has helped hundreds of families through the process. "The natural process of decomposition is basically mimicked in a matter of say, 14 hours, versus say, 10 years, as it would occur under the earth," Tierney said. #aquamation #massachusetts #rhodeisland #connecticut #death #burial ----- NBC 10 WJAR is Southern New England's leading news station, covering news, politics, sports and weather in Rhode Island, Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Connecticut, including Providence, Central Falls, Cranston, East Providence, Newport, Pawtucket, Warwick, Woonsocket, Attleboro, Fall River, New Bedford, Taunton and Cape Cod, and surrounding communities. Our homepage is Like us on Facebook at Follow us on X at Follow us on Instagram at Follow us on Threads at Follow us on TikTok at Follow us on Bluesky at Download the NBC 10 News app for iOS at Download the NBC 10 News app for Android at Report news to NBC 10 at 401-455-9105 or email [email protected] Share your images and video with NBC 10 at