What exactly happens when you get cremated?

Had my dad cremated but I’ll be honest…I don’t know many of your answers. I suspect the clothes were off since the body was not shown and we were not asked for clothes for him. The ashes we got had a few small pieces of bone in it, but not sure if they were ground up or not. Bone will burn eventually, if it is hot enough. I would imagine there is a chance you are getting a small amount of others’ ashes…does it really matter? Ashes not picked up I imagine are tossed out. I know there is the option of having them dispose of the ashes or giving them to survivors.

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@anniereborn phew, thanks for that eye opener. Interesting bit of harsh reality since topics like that tend to be brushed under the carpet!

I wonder what the workers who run the cremation operation do with gold crowns and silver fillings. I’ve got 4 gold crowns. Who would know if they yanked the gold crowns (behind closed doors) from all the bodies and over time build up a large amount of gold.