The human composting process varies slightly based on the funeral home, but typically a person's body after death is placed in an insulated vessel packed with organic material to help the ...

Rather than being burned, embalmed or interred, some Americans are pushing to be laid to rest using an alternative burial ...

Human composting — also known as natural organic reduction or the reduction of human remains — is the practice of placing a dead body in a reusable vessel with biodegradable materials that ...

“We know that human composting won’t be for everyone ... AP The deceased is placed in a reusable vessel and covered with alfalfa, straw and wood chips, creating an ideal environment for ...

The equipment at Westchester's Household Material Recovery Facility in Valhalla is a "self-contained, in-vessel" composting system, which controls air flow and temperature inside the metal ...

Human composting is coming up to a House vote for a second year in a row as the Senate appears to let the bill languish.

Those get pulled out before the contents head out back, where a big batch of compost-in-process sits inside a black machine known as an “in vessel.” “Essentially, it’s a very large version ...

Gov. Brian Kemp recently signed a bill legalizing ‘terramation’ as a method for disposing of a deceased person’s body.

James Bickerton is a Newsweek U.S. News reporter based in London, U.K. His focus is on covering news and politics in Texas, as well as other general news across the United States. James joined ...

Human composting will be legal in Georgia July 1. A green funeral home CEO shares how the eco-friendly process works and plans to open a facility here.

Gov. Kemp signed a bill allowing humans to be 'composted' after their death in Georgia. What does this mean? Why would ...