London, Jan. 25, 2011: A British local council is planning to use excess energy from a crematorium incinerator to heat one of its swimming pools, it emerged on Tuesday, but critics slammed the proposals as “sick”.
The council in Redditch, a town near Birmingham in central England, said the measure would help reduce its carbon footprint.
“Redditch Borough Council, with a commitment to reducing carbon dioxide emissions, is considering proposals to re-use energy at its crematorium to heat a nearby leisure centre,” a spokesman said.