Want to be buried or cremated? Martha Stewart says she wants to be composted. Learn more about the process.

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 ...

When someone dies, there are a few options for how to lay someone to rest like a straight burial, cremation, and now something a bit more unique. Known as "organic human reduction" under Georgia law, ...

Human composting is the process of transforming human remains into soil. Advocates say it's more environmentally friendly than casket burials and cremation. Despite the seemingly novel burial method, ...

Have you ever thought of using your deceased relative’s remains for gardening? It sounds horrifying, doesn’t it? The concept of using human remains for compost may seem disturbing and unethical, but ...

SEATTLE — Inside a former warehouse in the Industrial District, a Seattle woman is reinventing the business of death. Katrina Spade is the founder of Recompose, the first human composting company in ...

Martha Stewart wants to be returned to nature after she dies. During a recent appearance on the 50+ & Unfiltered podcast, the ...

California has already voted to legalize the composting of human remains in 2027, but some residents are not willing to wait that long. The Los Angeles Times wrote about California resident Blaire Van ...

When Dennis Cunningham was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he wanted his death to reflect the values he lived by. As a civil rights lawyer, Cunningham defended the Black Panthers, AIDS protestors, and ...

A new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom offers California residents another option besides burying or cremating a loved one. Assembly Bill 351, written by Assembly member Cristina Garcia (D—Bell ...