As of July 1, human composting — also known as natural organic reduction — is now legal in in the state. But it will likely ...

Truman says human compost burials are becoming more popular. AFP via Getty Images After Newsom’s signature approved the practice in California, NOR is also awaiting legalization in New York.

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… ...

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued new guidance on Thursday, March 23, explaining why human composting and other green burial techniques are contrary to Church teaching.

Human composting is not the only way to give your body back to the planet. In a conservation burial, a body or cremated remains are interred in places to protect them from future development.

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.

Starting Tuesday, the process is legal in Minnesota for people looking for an alternate option to burial or cremation.

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.

Human composting is the process of transforming human remains into soil. Advocates say it's more environmentally friendly than casket burials and cremation. Despite the seemingly novel burial ...

A new law will soon make Georgia one of 13 states to legalize human composting, an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial and cremation.

Human composting is and is emerging as an alternative to cremation and burial that is friendlier to the climate and the Earth.

Washington is expected to become the first state to legalize an environmentally-friendly burial alternative that turns bodies into soil within weeks.