Most people plan to either be buried or cremated when they die, but there is another, environmentally friendly option: Human composting. "So instead of being cremated and turned into ash, you're ...

*(CNN) — The first time Laura Muckenhoupt felt a glimmer of hope after the death of her 22-year-old son Miles was the drive home from the Washington state facility that had turned his body into ...

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 ...

The San Joaquin River trust overseeing Sumner Peck ranch has been using human remains to fertilize the ground at the farm.

LAUREL, DE -- Delawareans in Sussex County have strong opinions about the alternative burial practice of composting human bodies potentially becoming legal in the First State. Human composting is an ...

Utah could legalize human composting as an alternative to burial or cremation after death. A bill on Utah’s Capitol Hill aims to legalize the practice of human composting, as an alternative to burial ...

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 ...

Lansing — The popularity of a cheaper and environmentally friendly burial alternative is rising in the U.S., but Michigan has yet to legalize it. Human composting transforms the body into soil, ...

Minnesotans will soon no longer need to leave the state to return their remains to nature by converting them into nutrient-rich soil. As of July 1, human composting — also known as natural organic ...