PROVIDENCE – A bill to allow the composting of human remains and a method of dealing with bodies known as water cremation passed the House for the second year in a row on May 29, but this time with a ...

New York is the latest state to give residents the option of composting their deceased loved ones instead of a standard burial or cremation. The practice, sometimes called “natural organic reduction,” ...

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 ...

A container of compost produced from human remains is shown at Recompose, a company that composts human remains into soil, in 2021 in Kent, Washington, south of Seattle. Rhode Island recently proposed ...

Tucked away in eastern Alameda County is a sprawling 47-acre site that will soon be transformed into the cemetery of the future, expected to serve the Tri-Valley and surrounding region for the next ...

The legislation allows an environmentally-friendly cremation option that turns the body into soil. It passed with bipartisan support in both chambers. Micah Truman, CEO of Return Home, a company that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Senate gave ...