Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bill still must pass through the Senate, where it failed last year, to get signed. H5110, introduced by Rep. Michelle McGaw, D ...

In some funeral parlors, physical casket showrooms could die out and move to a virtual realm — the space instead used for “water cremation” machines that break down a human body into bone fragments ...

New York is the latest state to give residents the option of composting their deceased loved ones instead of a standard burial or cremation. The practice, sometimes called “natural organic reduction,” ...

A container of compost produced from human remains is shown at Recompose, a company that composts human remains into soil, in 2021 in Kent, Washington, south of Seattle. Rhode Island recently proposed ...

DOVER, Del. (CBS/AP) - Supporters of human composting say it's a more environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative to being buried in a coffin or cremation - it uses less energy and avoids ...

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 ...

The Delaware Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill allowing the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. The measure passed on a 14-7 vote and now goes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Jersey has become the latest state to legalize human composting as an environmentally-friendly alternative to burials and ...

Cremation is no longer the exception; it’s quickly becoming the norm. According to the NFDA, the cremation rate could reach 82.1% by 2045. Families today are choosing cremation for its simplicity, ...

Human composting was developed in Washington state in 2019. In two months, bodies are turned into rich soil. "Water cremation" was also part of the House bill. The bill still must pass through the ...

The process, first legalized in Washington state in 2019, is now also legal in New York, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont and California. Why some people are opting for human composting, an alternative to ...