Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tell us: What do you want to happen to your body after you die? Do you know what want to have happen to your body after you die?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During human composting, the body is placed in a specialized polycarbonate vessel that's eight feet long, three and a half feet ...

New Jersey is offering a new option when saying final goodbyes to a loved one – human composting. It works by placing the body inside a vessel that turns it into nutrient-rich soil that can either be ...

When Stephanie Burris drives by graveyards near her home in Boulder County, Colorado, she sees thousands of tiny landfills: Concrete boxes filled with non-biodegradable caskets, which are lined with ...

Maryland is now home to the largest human composting facility in the country. Human composting, also known as natural organic reduction, only became legal in the state two years ago. This facility in ...

Chronicling the Seattle and Pacific Northwest startup scene. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Sep 25, 2025 at 7:51 am September 25, 2025 at 2:56 pm Recompose founder and CEO Katrina Spade in front of the ...

Depending on where you live — and die — you might have a new choice available to you for how your loved ones will carry out your final wishes. In the past two years, bills that legalize human ...

August Elliott says he’d never thought much about what he’d like done with his body after his death. Then, about two years ago, Elliott’s father died after a long battle with cancer. As he grieved, ...

Earth Funeral operates 37,000-square-foot facility in Howard County Facility uses 30-to-45-day natural organic reduction process Maryland legalized natural organic reduction in 2024 Earth Package ...