In the garden of her home in Bellingham, Washington, Marie Eaton is always able to find something she lost. "When I come out to garden, he's there," she said. "And every time I'm under one of the ...

"To know that the last gesture you'll make will be gentle and beneficial just feels like the right thing to do," says Recompose founder Katrina Spade At the age of 50, Nina Schoen expects to have a ...

Soiled toilet paper is not safe to compost, but the cardboard interior of toilet paper and paper towel tubes are perfectly compostable. In compost piles, these items count as carbon-rich ingredients ...

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 celebrations can generate a large amount of flower waste, but nirmalya can be put to better use. From balcony composting and terracotta pots to direct soil burial and community ...

Embalming fluid can cause cancer. Concrete production is responsible for up to 8% of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. A traditional funeral is hard on the environment. Not so natural ...

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Minnesotans will soon no longer need to leave the state to return their remains to nature by converting them into nutrient-rich soil. As of July 1, human composting — also known as natural organic ...