Response 2626021

Response to request for information

Reference

2626021

Response date

26 March 2024

Request

1. Does the local authority own and operate crematoria?
2. If yes, which crematoriums do you own and/or operate?
3. How many individual cremators do you operate at each site?
4. Does the local authority own crematoria that are operated by a third party?
5. How many cremations took place in each crematoria owned or operated by the Local Authority between 1 April 2022 and 31 March 2023.
6. Please provide information about the type of fuel used in each crematoria – gas, electric or other.
7. Does your cremator/s have mercury abatement installed?
8. Please provide the date of installation for each of the cremators / cremation chambers used within your crematoria
9. Do you have a date when you expect to replace your existing cremators?  If so, please provide a date for each individual facility.
10. Have you considered installing cremators which use alternative fuels?
11. If yes to the above, which alternatives have you considered?
12. Do you collect data about the environmental emissions / impact from any crematoria you own or operate? 
13. If yes to the above, please share this data with us. This can be shared in an email or attached as a document / PDF.
14. Do you publish the data you collect on environmental emissions / impact from any of crematoria you own or operate?

Response

1. Yes
2. Rushcliffe Oaks owned and operated
3. 1 site and 1 cremator
4. No
5. Zero, opened April 2023.
6. Electric
7. Yes
8. Installation started Aug 2022, commissioning Jan 23.
9. No
10. This cremator is electric
11. Alternatives were considered as part of the project i.e. resomation but was not suitable
12. A PG5 report is produced monthly and sent to the Environmental health officer.
13. Please clarify how many months of reports you would like to see?
14. No.