Perhaps one of life's hardest tasks is deciding what to do with a loved one's—or even your own—bodily remains. Do you go the cremation route? What about human composting or a green burial? What's the ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Jersey legalizes human composting as green alternative to burials, cremation New Jersey has become the latest state to ...

Human composting is now permitted in 14 US states. With a multiplicity of religions and strict adherence to traditions in ...

When Lisa Fabbro lost her father a few years ago, the family chose to have him cremated. Back then, Fabbro didn't know there's a way to transform dead bodies into soil. She now imagines an alternative ...

New Jersey could be the 14th state to allow human composting. Advocates say the option is more eco-friendly than burial or cremation. New Jersey resident Jayme Strasburger chose to compost her mother ...

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 ...

In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood Cemetery is going back to basics. Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known ...

In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood Cemetery is going back to basics. Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Turning in your grave is the newest alternative to burial or cremation. Photo Illustration by Thomas Lev/Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast ...

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

New legislation in Ohio could legalize natural organic reduction, also known as human composting. Proponents view human composting as an eco-friendly alternative to cremation and traditional burial.