"Ashes to ashes. Mulch to mulch." That could serve as the motto for the latest trend in funeral services: human composting.

In what was described as an Australian first, New South Wales moved toward allowing "human compost," a death-care option in ...

NSW has approved human composting, but the new law raises questions about Catholic beliefs, respect for the body and the ...

Now, New South Wales has become the first Australian state to pass legislation allowing another option: “human composting”, ...

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Australian-first laws provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the treatment of bodies ...

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DOVER, Del.DOVER, Del. — 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 ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Human composting could become the future of American deathcare as ...