How human composting is offering a new alternative to burial and cremation 05:18. Most people plan to either be buried or cremated when they die, but there is another, environmentally friendly ...

Most people plan to either be buried or cremated when they die, but there is another, environmentally friendly option: Human composting. "So instead of being cremated and turned into ash, you're ...

Composting is also a more economical alternative to traditional burial services. A 2021 study by the National Funeral Directors Association reported that the average funeral with a viewing and ...

Instead of being buried or cremated, Wayne had chosen a relatively new alternative: natural organic reduction, more simply known as human composting. It's a natural process that transforms the ...

New York is the latest state to give residents the option of composting their deceased loved ones instead of a standard burial or cremation. Human composting saves more than a metric ton of carbon ...

Composting and "green burials" are now legal in New York State. The sector promises to make the burial process cheaper and less toxic, but not everyone agrees it's the best way to treat the dead.

Recompose, the original human composting startup, has raised nearly $18 million—none of which, its founder is quick to point out, came from traditional venture capital funds, but instead from ...

The nationwide effort to legalize the green burial alternative known as human composting or “natural organic reduction” is welcoming New York into the fold. On Dec. 30, Governor Kathy Hochul ...

Tom Harries, CEO and founder of Earth Funeral, explains the process of being turned into soil in about 30 days — and how your loved ones can then decide what to do with it.

Most people plan to either be buried or cremated when they die, but there is another, environmentally friendly option: Human ...

Tom Harries, CEO and founder of Earth Funeral, explains the process of being turned into soil in about 30 days — and how your loved ones can then decide what to do with it.