Washington becomes first US state to legalise human composting
Washington has become the first state in the US to legalise human composting.
Under the new law, people there can now choose to have their body turned into soil after their death.
The process is seen as an alternative to cremations and burials, and as a practical option in cities where land for graveyards is scarce.
At the end of the composting, loved ones are given the soil, which they can use in planting flowers, vegetables or trees.
Grow vegetables using human compost from loved one, despair as pests eat all of it.
Previously: 'Urban Death Project' Proposes to Compost the Dead
Washington Could Become the First State to Compost the Dead
(Score: 4, Informative) by Immerman on Friday May 24 2019, @06:17PM
Bone meal is an excellent soil additive.
And even if you cremate the bones, they're only like 20% of body mass, and far less energy intensive to cremate than the boiling off all the water in the body first so that you can burn away the dry ingredients.