Human composting facility to open Seattle in 2021 – TomoNews
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVPVy9JprkQ Good to see that this facility is moving along- we're long overdue with moving away from burn and bury.
Human Composting Signed Into Law in Washington
Original article found here: https://www.inverse.com/article/55322-human-composting-washington-recomposition Washington has become the first state to make human composting official- this is a big environmental victory that I think will catch on elsewhere. Katrina Spade, founder of Recompose, is poised to have the first public recomposition facility when this law takes effect in May 2020. Can't wait! Setting bodies on fire is irresponsible and impractical, while composting bodies makes perfect sense. It's by far the most environmentally sound way to process a body- no combustion, next to no emissions, and a hefty contribution of healthy soil... apparently two wheelbarrows of compost per person. Which would you prefer? Set on fire or left to decompose naturally into soil?
A Project to Turn Corpses Into Compost (article)
[original article found here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/science/a-project-to-turn-corpses-into-compost.html?_r=0 ] Cullowhee, N.C. — The body of the tiny 78-year-old woman, gray hair falling over stiffened shoulders, was brought to a hillside at Western Carolina University still clad in a blue hospital gown and chartreuse socks. She was laid on a bed of wood chips, and then more were heaped atop her. If all goes as hoped, the body will turn into compost. It is a startling next step in the natural burial movement. Even as more people opt for interment in simple shrouds or biodegradable caskets, urban cemeteries continue to fill up. For the environmentally conscious, cremation is a problematic option, as the process releases greenhouse gases. Armed with a prestigious environmental fellowship, Katrina Spade, a 37-year-old Seattle resident with a degree in architecture,…