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(Scroll down for video) In a shocking new report this week it was revealed that companies are using metal body parts for a large range of different products.
The metal body parts are recycled and used in traffic signs, light poles, auto parts and aircraft engines after people are cremated.
The project has raised $1.5 million for charity since it began in the United Kingdom in 2004.
Hip steel plates, screws of legs and screws of skulls are collected after a person is cremated and sent for recycling.
Even the metal plates of the dentures and tiny filling fragments can be recovered and reused, along with metal coffins accessories.
High value metals surviving 1,000 degrees cremation are sold for use in the automotive and aeronautics industries.
They include cobalt and titanium, which is in some dental implants and prostheses. Cobalt is used in jet engines.
However, other less valuable metals are melted down and sold for more general use, including traffic signs, highway barriers and poles.
The metal recovered from the cremation is put into large containers with wheels and collected by contractors who carry specialized plants for recycling.
The Dutch company behind the recycling said that 260 cremation companies have signed up for the program that is generating 75 tons of metal a year.
Family members are asked if they want to keep the metal parts of their loved ones before participation in the program.
The vast majority said they have no need for them and sign a consent form agreeing to the recycling program.
“I cannot believe that a company is doing this. It is even more surprising that numerous companies are willing to use metal body parts in their products. I don’t understand why the government is allowing this practice despite the fact that family members sign consent forms. The government should have more respect for its dead,” Donald Lugo, 31, of Pheonix, Arizona told YourJewishNews.com after learning about the practice.Mobile video not loading? Click here to view
