Mark HughesMar 31

Just read about human composting, an alternative to burial or cremation.

A body can be turned into useable compost just by leaving it in a mix of organic material (alphalpha and wood chips) for only 60 days. It's also cheaper than the alternatives!

Amazing. As a kid I always wanted to be put in a muck spreader and spread on the fields.

#Funerals #ecological #HumanComposting

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgjgnwdjrzo

TV's Kristoffer Hughes hopes to offer UK's first human body composting service

Human composting is when a body placed in a sealed vessel containing organic matter turns into soil.

BBC News
DoomsdaysCWMar 21

Ashes to ashes, corpse to #compost: #GreenWoodCemetery to offer ‘human composting’ starting in 2027

By Kirstyn Brendlen

"In pursuit of a more eco-friendly future, Green-Wood #Cemetery is going back to basics.

"Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: 'natural organic reduction,' also known as human composting.

"The process is fairly similar to run-of-the-mill composting. Bodies are sealed in specialized 'pods' on a bed of hay, straw and alfalfa. The pods — designed to regulate moisture and airflow — rock gently back and forth to help speed decomposition.

"After just 40 days, the contents of the pod break down into roughly 160 pounds of nutrient-dense soil, which will be used to support Green-Wood’s many plants and trees. "

Learn more:
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/green-wood-cemetery-human-composting/

#SolarPunkSunday #GreenBurial #HumanComposting #NYC #BrooklynNY #CompostingHumanRemains

Ashes to ashes, corpse to compost: Green-Wood Cemetery to offer ‘human composting’ starting in 2027

Starting next year, the storied cemetery will offer a new burial option: “natural organic reduction,” also known as human composting. 

Brooklyn Paper
quackademicJan 26

Composting for me, please. I’d rather this body be consumed by tiny living beings than dissolved in napisan. Standard burial or cremation? No thanks.

I wonder what has to happen for this to become legal in Australia.

Would like to hear your thoughts, esp those of my #neurodivergent pals.

#funeral #burial #cremation #HumanComposting

https://theconversation.com/human-composting-natural-burials-water-cremation-greener-ways-to-go-when-you-die-270969

Human composting, natural burials, water cremation: greener ways to go when you die

Burial and cremation come with some pretty major environmental problems. Both involve huge amounts of energy, resources and pollution.

The Conversation
DroppieOct 1, 2025
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9077691/nsw-urged-to-legalise-eco-friendly-human-composting-for-dead/

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Fancy being placed in a sealed metal vessel when you're dead with straw, wood chips and alfalfa and rotated for thirty days?

Your body will decompose and non-organic material will be purged.

Decomposition will continue for another month until you become nutrient-rich soil to be returned to the earth to nurture new plant life.

That's what advocates of human composting are proposing in NSW.

They want the practice of turning bodies to soil to be a "meaningful deathcare option" on par with burials or cremation.

Human Composting, also known as Terramation or Natural Organic Reduction (NOR), is currently legal in 13 states in the USA and also in Germany.

A petition to the NSW parliament to recognise, legislate and regulate the practice has accumulated more than 500 signatures since it was launched in August 2025.

One of the lead advocates, Blue Mountains resident Jude Warren, told ACM the practice "offers a meaningful way for individuals to leave a living legacy of environmental regeneration."

Ms Warren said it is carbon neutral.

"Cremation is heavy on fossil fuels, and burial space is limited and expensive, with many toxins leaking into the ground - neither offers environmental death care solutions," she said.

Ms Warren, an end-of-life nurse, admits the practice isn't for everyone.

"We understand that there are certain cultures that believe and value the wish for burial," she said.

"There is an alternative to traditional burial - with a natural burial process, which recognises and combines conserved land and the natural burial process."

In Australia, the only conserved land burial site to date is Walawaani Way Conservation Burial site in Eurobodalla on the NSW South Coast, which is set to open at the end of the year.

A Cemeteries & Crematoria NSW spokesperson told ACM "the NSW Government recognises the need for more land for cemeteries to meet future burial needs, particularly in Greater Sydney".

"Certain faith communities will run out of dedicated burial space in central Sydney within the next two years," the spokesperson said.

"The government understands that composting is an emerging technology in this space, but it is not a legal option in NSW."

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#CarkCityManCarkCity #PostCarkProcessing #HumanComposting #deathcare
Fancy being rotated in alfalfa for 30 days? Human composting new 'deathcare option'

'Cremation and burial are toxic' says advocate.

Fluffgar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Sep 22, 2025

@brie @cdarwin
#HumanComposting sounds beautiful. Becoming part of the garden you loved, or the gardens of loved ones, feels right.

#CaitlinDoughty of #AskAMortician has a very informative video on it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LJSEZ_pl3Y

Let's Visit the Human Composting Facility!

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Jules she/herJun 11, 2025
Interesting news for fans of #BeckyChambers's Wayfarers series: UK Government consultation launched on #HumanComposting
https://terramation.uk/2025/06/11/uk-government-moves-to-legalise-human-composting/
#Terramation #EcoBurial
Show threadMme ZabetJun 1, 2025

This is a thing I thought of today.

P.S. Also I made it, feel free to use.

#meme #GoodDeath #NOR #KatrinaSpade #Composting #HumanComposting #TowerGardening #Gardening

Mme ZabetMay 22, 2025

Holy crap, Georgia just legalized NOR ("natural organic reduction" aka human composting)! I never would have had that on my 2025 bingo card. I fully expected the Southern states to do it dead last.

(Pun wasn't originally intended, but then I recognized it, and intentionally left it!)

#NOR #HumanComposting #GoodDeath

Nick DunkensteinApr 4, 2025
Hey those in Texas, nows your chance! There will be a Public Hearing in the Texas House of Representatives on Monday, April 7, 2025. Texas residents, your representatives want to hear from you! Let them know you want to expand your green funeral options, by voicing your support for the Natural Organic Reduction (aka human composting)
Go here: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c410&fbclid=IwY2xjawJdEYVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHg1KFPF6uvetydAmdPkDzooMvOYkCCV9rYABF8iTX8ibUh-W6SOBW_13ij9p_aem_ZTpfqtiLJYcyKDyPAfS6lg
Fill out the information you need then under the Comments Regarding section, scroll down to “HB 2200 by Hernandez. Relating to the cremation of human remains by natural organic reduction,” line. Click the “Select” button on the right hand side. Let them know that you would like NOR as an option, what the benefits are, and why it is important to you!
Or if you want to do it in person, go to the representatives on the 7th and make your voice heard!
With all the bad stuff thats been happening the whole year, lets have something good happen. Bring Natural Organic Reduction to Texas!
#NaturalOrganicReduction #deathcare #Humancomposting
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DoomsdaysCWJan 12, 2025

[Humor?] And what to do after we #YeetTheRich? Human remains are compostable -- but they have to be buried deep into a compost pile!

Can You Put Dead Animals In Compost? (Yes, here’s how…)

January 25, 2022 by SethB

"Everything from roadkill to humans can be successfully composted"

https://thatbackyard.com/can-i-compost-dead-animals/

#PostCapitalism #SolarPunkSunday #DIY #Composting #AnimalProducts #HumanComposting

Can You Put Dead Animals In Compost? (Yes, here's how...)

Mother nature has been composting deal animals for millions of years. Every time an animal has died, it has made it back to the soil through decomposition. Until humans go into the mix. Now, however,

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