What happens to the coffin at a cremation?
If the family purchased a cremation casket, it is cremated with the body, it is not re-used. Cremation caskets are generally made of a fiberboard material and look nice but are inexpensive. If it is to be a direct cremation, the bodies are placed in a cardboard container and cremated in that. I have not a clue what on earth the answerer above is talking about when he said the things we do would mortify the public. Clearly he knows nothing about the funeral business. The deceased are treated with the utmost respect.
