New York is the latest state to approve ‘human composting’

New York has become the latest US state to allow “natural organic reduction”, otherwise known as human composting.

The process allows a person to have their body turned into soil after their passing and is widely considered as an environmentally-friendly alternative to being buried or cremated.

The first US state to green-light such a process was Washington back in 2019, with Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and California following suit soon after.

In the process, the body is deposited inside a closed vessel with materials such as woodchips, straw grass and alfalfa which gradually break it down; any remaining contagion is killed a month later via heating process and soil is then given to loved ones to be used in planting.

United States firm Recompose has state that its service could save a tonne of carbon when compared to traditional methods like cremation or burials.

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