Plan to recycle crematorium heat

The council would like to hear people's views on the proposals

A crematorium in Greater Manchester is proposing to recycle the heat generated when its furnaces are cremating people's remains.

Excess heats is produced by special equipment to filter emissions, such as mercury from people's fillings at Dukinfield Crematorium.

Tameside Council believes that this extra heat could be used to warm the crematorium's chapel.

A council spokesman said they would be consulting local people on the plans.

Robin Monk, Tameside Council's head of environmental services, speaking the work of the crematorium said: "We have to use heat exchangers to bring down the temperature of the gases.

"The excess heat would just go up through the chimney into the air. The heat from there could go to top up the boiler system of the chapel."

He added that it was a sensitive issue but 16 local vicars had already given their support to the proposals.