Human composting has become popular among people who want an eco-friendly end. Should Ohio legalize it?

An Ohio bill currently under review would allow the "natural organic reduction of remains," which, in simple terms, would legally let humans to be turned into compost after their death, offering ...

Fresno County officials say they were “shocked” to learn that compost made from human remains was being spread on public land ...

An Ohio lawmaker is seeking to add a third option for human remains beyond burial and cremation. Senate Bill 323, introduced by Republican Senator Louis Blessing III of Colerain Township, would ...

Nina Schoen likes the idea of life (plant life) springing from death. Schoen has a close friend who chose to have her remains made into compost. The process of those remains being broken down into ...

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 ...

Paul Meshejian, a 76-year-old retired actor who lives in Philadelphia, said he never liked the idea of his body being embalmed and taking up land in an expensive box. The remaining spots in his family ...

The soil comes from a company that converts human remains into what it calls “a nutrient-rich soil that is ready to be returned to nature.” ...