(NewsNation) — Rather than being burned, embalmed or interred, some Americans are pushing to be laid to rest using an alternative burial method called human composting. Also known as “terramation,” ...

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, ...

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 ...

New Jersey could be the 14th state to allow human composting. Advocates say the option is more eco-friendly than burial or cremation. New Jersey resident Jayme Strasburger chose to compost her mother ...

This story originally appeared on 6abc. New Jersey has become the 14th state in the United States to legalize natural organic reduction, a process commonly known as human composting, offering families ...

Alternative end-of-life practices like water cremation and human composting produce fewer emissions and return nutrients to ...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A new law will soon make Georgia one of 13 states to legalize human composting, an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burial and cremation.

SMYRNA, DE- For centuries, burial and cremation have been the standard methods for handling human remains. Now, human composting is emerging as an eco-friendly alternative. While human composting is ...

Considered an alternative to cremation and burial, the environmentally friendly practice is legal in Washington, Colorado and Oregon with more states expected to follow suit in the near future. Will ...

Cynthia Beal wants to be an Oregon cherry tree after she dies. She has everything to make it happen - a body, a burial site and a biodegradable coffin. "It is composting at its best," said Beal, owner ...

Conventional burial methods are profoundly energy and resource intensive. In contrast, NOR returns the body to the earth by reflecting the natural cycles, enriching soil and supporting new life. It’s ...

New Jersey is living up to its nickname even in death. The Garden State approved a bill that legalizes human composting, an alternative to traditional burials in which a corpse is transformed into ...