Charities that offer support to people affected by grief have received a financial boost, thanks to bereaved families in Liverpool.
Six charities have received donations totaling £60,000, as part of a metal recycling scheme run by Liverpool City Council’s Bereavement Service.
This marks the first time the Council has carried out metal recycling following cremations, and the initiative is set to continue in future.
The charities offer a range of services for people experiencing loss and grief, as well as support and guidance for people receiving end of life care. Each charity has received a donation of £10,000 to help continue their work.
The six charities to receive donations are:
- The Good Grief Trust
- University of Liverpool’s Human Anatomy Resource Centre (HARC)
- Liverpool University Hospitals Charity
- Liverpool Women’s Hospital Charity
- The Marina Dalglish Appeal
- Samaritans
With the consent of relatives, the Council collects metal objects following the cremation process and sends them to be recycled. This may include artificial joints, metal plates and construction metals from coffins.
All metals are sent to OrthoMetals, who also supply recycling services for the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM) and more than 1,300 crematoria worldwide.
The money that the Council receives for recycling these metals is then given back in full to bereavement charities.
Anyone registering a death in the city will also soon receive a condolence and signposting card, created by The Good Grief Trust as part of a new initiative to further support those going through bereavement. This is in addition to discreet information plaques for the charity, which are installed on all pews across the city’s crematoria.
