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AVBOB Mutual Assurance Society is 107 years old |
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AVBOB plans to expand its Aquamation service to three additional branches( one each in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Western Cape) in the next few years. |
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Aquamation is an eco-friendly, water-based form of cremation. |
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The aquamation process has a decreased carbon footprint and eliminates the direct emission of greenhouse gases or mercury into the environment, while ensuring an energy saving of 90 % when compared to flame-based cremation. |
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The scientific name for the aquamation process is alkaline hydrolysis. However, it is also known as flameless cremation, water cremation and bio-cremation. |
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At the core of the process is water, which is a natural and essential part of life, comprising 60 % of our bodies.
Aquamation reduces the soft tissue of the body to its basic building blocks.
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Although, it has been in use abroad in various applications for many years, AVBOB is at the forefront of developing this innovative procedure in South Africa. |
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The bones( calcium) remain, which are then powdered and presented to the family as ' ashes ' in an urn, in the same manner as with flame-based cremation. |
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Aquamation is currently being offered to private clients and policyholders at the AVBOB Maitland Funeral Parlour in Cape Town, AVBOB Pretoria West branch in Gauteng, and at the newly launched facility, at the Gqeberha AVBOB Funeral Branch. |
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The family receives a third more ashes from aquamation compared to flame-based cremation. |