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

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

"When I die, I'd rather actually go back into the earth and help the environment than decay in a wood box." ...

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

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

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

Burial and cremation are no longer the only two options we have in deciding what happens to us at the end of life, as turning your body into compost is gaining legal status across the world.

AUSTRALIAN-FIRST laws, which passed last Wednesday, provide a third legal option other than burial and cremation for the ...

How much does your body move after you die Our bodies can continue moving long after death. When researchers in Australia ...

Introduced as a private member’s bill by independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich, the legislation originated in the Legislative Assembly.

This week, Alex Greenwich MP has passed his bill to legalise terramation, or the composting of human remains, through NSW ...