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When someone dies, there are a few options for how to lay someone to rest like a straight burial, cremation, and now something a bit more unique. Known as "organic human reduction" under Georgia law, ...

After death, most people’s bodies are cremated or buried. Now a new bill in California would allow the body to be transformed into nutrient-rich soil -- via natural microbes breaking it down. This ...

Human composting, also known as natural organic reduction or terramation, is not yet legal in Pennsylvania. Neighboring states have been legalizing the process, but since the nascent industry does not ...

TRENTON — How would you like to spend eternity nourishing a flower garden, or being part of a nature trail or a patch of a grassy hillside? New Jersey lawmakers are considering whether to allow the ...

That might be literally true. When buried in the cemetery two years ago, Jake Miller was placed directly into the ground with no casket and no preservatives – just a wicker basket and a shroud. “He ...

Katrina Spade is the founder of the Urban Death Project. She is raising money on Kickstarter for the design and implementation of the first ever human composting system.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A new law will soon make Georgia one of 13 states to legalize human composting, an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial and cremation.

SALT LAKE CITY — Have you ever heard of human composting? A Utah lawmaker has introduced a bill during the current legislative session that basically says you can turn your loved one’s body into soil, ...

ATLANTA — State lawmakers are getting closer approving a bill that allows the composting of human remains. It’s an alternative to burial or cremation and has gotten traction in other states. In the ...

Human composting, an ecological alternative to burial or cremation, will become legal in Georgia beginning July 1. Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 241 into law May 9, making Georgia the 13th ...