Cremation Process: By-product Disposal of Both Obvious and Not-so-obvious Valued Wastes

Why is an environmental company trying to do business in this industry? The answer is very simple: Because your industry needs an environmentally-equipped industrial company rather than a scrap metal recycler to recover and pay you for the true value of all metals that are contained from crematory remains.

Of course, there are the obvious titanium implants and prosthetics. How could you miss them; they are easily recognized. But there are other elements and metals contained in cremated remains that are recoverable if you have the technology, equipment and experience in the recovery of all types of metals. For example, are you being paid for the trace elements of precious metals that are found in dental alloys?

Progressive Environmental Services has over 34 years’ experience in the metallurgical field. Our founder has a background in environmental law and serves on a panel as a consultant for the Federal EPA Task Force on Recycling.

Some of the elements that are recovered are heavy metals and, as such, are not allowed to be disposed of in the traditional manner. Burying them or landfilling are not compliant methods of disposal. We can reclaim such heavy metals and prevent your processors from being damaged prior to the final processing of the crematory remains as well as providing for a green, environmentally compliant method of disposal.

By being environmentally compliant, technologically equipped and experienced in all metallurgical recovery methods is what sets us apart from the typical metal recycler. Our ultimate goal is to educate, to eliminate waste by-products and to provide environmentally compliant recycling and disposal of all metals presented after the cremation process.

We provide prepaid containers for collection to insure prompt return to our facility and at our expense. We ask that once you receive our container, you collect all metals recovered. Do this for a month or two in order to establish a realistic cycle of collection. In this way you will ensure a good flow of metal recovery and cash flow. A detailed refining settlement is provided and payments will be made per your instructions.

Please download the refining form for crematories and funeral homes and send it to:

Progressive Environmental Services, Inc.
1531 South Grove Ave. Suite 104
Barrington, IL 60010