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The idea of human composting — to help restore a forest or grow flowers — may be a little off-putting to some, but it has many advantages over traditional-but-toxic methods of burial and cremation.
The law won't go into effect until 2027 but allows for 'natural organic reduction,' allowing for human remains to break down in a soil-filled vessel over time
California has become the latest U.S state to legalise terramation - a way for environmentalists to protect the planet long after they’ve left it behind.
Hal is joined by Return Home CEO Micah Truman to talk about human composting. Then, Pisces Aquamation CEO Christopher Taktak talks to Hal about the Aquamation process. Also, Celestis CEO Charles Chafer joins Hal to talk about the company which launches ashes, DNA or other mementos into space.
In this process, bodies in vessels are not embalmed and the amount of organic material added to the vessels to help in the composting process is about triple the body weight of the human remains inside.
KENT, Washington — A woodpecker settled on a branch overhead as Cindy Armstrong stood near a grouping of trees, gazing at a patch of soil that contained bits of her son’s composted remains. Armstrong is one of a growing number of Americans embracing environmentally low-impact burials for their loved ones.Armstrong recalled that her son Andrew insisted on the so-called