Human composting has become popular among people who want an eco-friendly end. Should Ohio legalize it?

A new Ohio Senate bill would authorize natural organic reduction for humans after death -- also called human composting -- a ...

The San Joaquin River trust overseeing Sumner Peck ranch has been using human remains to fertilize the ground at the farm.

Nina Schoen likes the idea of life (plant life) springing from death. Schoen has a close friend who chose to have her remains made into compost. The process of those remains being broken down into ...

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In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood Cemetery is going back to basics. Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known ...

Governor Brian Kemp signed Senate Bill 241 into law May 9, making Georgia the 13th state to legalize this practice. Human composting, known as terramation, transforms the body into soil through ...

Two summers ago, a newspaper article inspired Roxann Specht to write a detailed note containing her end-of-life requests. After sharing it with her husband, Gerald, he was similarly inspired but much ...

There’s a new organic compost on the market in New Jersey — human. No, this is not a scene from “The Sopranos.” Gov. Phil Murphy recently signed a bill making New Jersey the 14th state to legalize ...