"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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...