ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses on the recovery and recycling of cremated orthopaedic implants in contemporary Britain, the theoretical sequestration of death literature that takes for granted the final "disposal" of human remains that is rendered less valid for corpse disposition practices in the 21st century. Since the titanium endures high temperatures, crematoria staff with the metal pieces lay among the ashes post-cremation. The chapter discusses that the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management's (ICCM) charitable donations to death-related causes distributed via individual British crematoria subsequently became a brief historical legacy of metal implant recycling as the materials used in urns, coffins and implants began to change. The ICCM has a designated page on its website documenting the funds raised through the scheme and listing the nationwide charitable donations, as well as a public-facing document that outlines the recovery and recycling scheme for crematoria staff and the public.
