Human composting declared environmentally friendly Posted on 17 February 2020 A burial method known as ‘human composting’ created by a firm called Recompose, has been declared environmentally-friendly following a pilot study. The method saved more than one ton of carbon in comparison to cremation and traditional burials. Recompose, located in Washington, will offer the first human composting service in the world. Speaking to BBC News, founder Katrina Spade stated that the service has garnered a lot of attention, as people are concerned with their carbon footprint and its contribution to global warming. ‘The project has moved forward so quickly because of the urgency of climate change and the awareness we have to put it right,’ said Spade said. Recompose calls its method ‘natural organic reduction.’ It involves laying the body in a closed compartment, with straw grass, wood chips and alfalfa. Slowly the body is rotated, allowing microbes to break it down. The study found that within 30 days all soft tissue is completely broken down. The remains are then available for the families to scatter. The results of the study were presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Seattle. The process has taken four years of scientific research to finally perfect. The process of human composting is currently only legal in Washington state. Soil scientist Prof Lynne Carpenter Boggs conducted the research on six volunteers who had consented to the research before their deaths. View this post on Instagram The future of death care is just around the corner. 🌱 A post shared by Recompose, PBC (@recomposelife) on May 22, 2019 at 8:56pm PDT Image: Unsplash Related Posts The Lady in the Landy: Carla Geyser 7 February 2023 "We cannot sit back and wait for a miracle to happen; every one of us... read more 88 countries agree on shark fin regulation in historic vote 22 November 2022 Panama was host to CITES in November 2022. For the first time in history, 88... read more The big question after Plett’s fatal shark attack: Why? 27 September 2022 By now, we know that sharks are not the mindless killing machines that horror movies... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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