First composted human remains accepted in Colorado
The Colorado Burial Preserve accepted Colorado's first composted human remains into their burial grounds.
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The Colorado Burial Preserve accepted Colorado's first composted human remains into their burial grounds.
This year Colorado became the second state to allow natural organic reduction, colloquially known as body composting, as an option for people after they die.
The Denver Post A dummy covered in plant material rests on a cradle in front of an open vessel at the Recompose facility in Kent, Washington. Photo courtesy Recompose Colorado is a couple of votes and one signature away from joining only Washington state in offering people the option to turn their human bodies into pounds of soil after death. It uses little energy and would cost about as much a cremation, but it would take some time for funeral homes or crematories to implement before Coloradans could use it. If SB21-006 seems familiar, that’s because it didn’t make it through the session...