First we had burials in the garden, then in your favourite car...but if you really want to be different - and green - how about your remains being boiled in water?
Cemetery bosses are in talks with a British firm which plans to turn bodies to dust rapidly by submerging them in water and heating them to 150C (302F).
The process - called resomation - is similar to cremation but the company claims it is better for the environment.
This is because it uses less energy and does not emit any harmful chemicals.
When a body is cremated, it is heated to up to 1,200C (2,192F) and lets off a number of harmful gases, including high levels of mercury. With resomation, there is also no wooden coffin to be destroyed.
It would cost up to £300,000 to install a machine and the cost per funeral would be around £300 - about the same as a cremation.
While the process is not yet a legal alternative to burial or cremation, the Government has said it will consider any application.
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