But what if human remains could be as nonthreatening as a nice bag of garden soil or a peaceful woodland hike? It might not ...

"Our process gently transforms human remains into rich, fertile soil to return to the earth. We are a first-of-its-kind, open-to-the-public terramation facility," the video continues. It turns out ...

The push for environmental consciousness has sparked the rise of not only green energy initiatives, but now also the move to "green burials" or "human composting" practices over more traditional ...

The human composting process, though, isn’t nearly as speedy as commonly accepted methods like cremation. The entire ordeal takes a staggering 45 days as the “body is gently transformed into ...

Body composting is an alternative to traditional burial or cremation that has spurred the interest of many Texans.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — After opening last year, the world’s largest human composting facility was honored as Washington’s Funeral Home of the Year. Return Home, based in Auburn, Wash., is the first ...

Katrina Spade is the founder or Recompose, the world's first human composting enterprise based near Seattle. Families bring loved ones to Recompose where their remains are converted into nutrient-rich ...

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (CNN Newsource/KCBS/WKRC) - When people think of compost, piles of rich soil come to mind or collecting table scraps in containers to convert to nutrient rich dirt for the garden.

The ultimate in compost-mortem may soon be coming to a funeral home near you. New York state Assembly member Amy Paulin (D-Westchester) and state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Queens), have co-sponsored a bill ...

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Katrina Spade, founder and CEO of Recompose, displays a sample of the compost material left from the decomposition of a cow, left, and some of the combination of wood chips, alfalfa and straw used in ...

Human composting is one of the emerging alternatives to cremation or burial that is viewed as more environmentally friendly ...