"The deceased is placed in a container with water and salts and then pressurized and after a little time, about two hours, mineral ash and liquid is left over," a spokesman for the association told German radio station DRadio Wissen. The process is known as chemical hydrolysis.The European Commission is checking whether the liquid could be flushed into the sewage system. Authorities in the northern Belgian region have yet to decide whether to approve the process.

According to media reports, some Belgians find the idea of being dissolved and partly flushed away disturbing and would prefer to be disposed of conventionally after they die.

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