Por: WPLG Local 10 Nation December 31, 2022
ALBANY, N.Y. – Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich, fertile soil.Maybe his composted remains could be planted outside the family home in Vermont, or maybe they could be returned to the earth elsewhere. “Whatever my family chooses to do with the compost after it’s done is up to... + full article
The Boston Globe USA Nation January 04, 2023
What will happen to your body when you die? In Massachusetts, you have three options: to be buried, to be burned, or to donate your body to science.But Representative Natalie Higgins, a Democrat representing Worcester’s fourth district, has another idea. She wants to have her... + más
Human composting is legal in these six states | Newsweek
No coffin required: Human composting becomes more mainstream | NBC News
Newsweek USA Nation January 02, 2023
New York state has legalized natural organic reduction, better known as human composting, which is seen by some as an environmentally friendly alternative to burial and cremation for human bodies.The move was approved by Kathy Hochul, the state's governor, meaning human... + más
Is Human Composting the Future of Funerals? | Slate
Portland Press Herald USA World January 01, 2023
Howard Irwin Fischer is one supporter who sees human composting as an eco-friendly way to return his remains to the earth as fresh, fertile soil when he dies. Randee Fischer via AP ALBANY, N.Y. — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish... + más
WGN-TV USA Nation December 31, 2022
Posted: Dec 31, 2022 / 11:25 AM CST Updated: Dec 31, 2022 / 11:28 AM CST SHARE ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and... + más
Slate USA Tech October 18, 2022
If you’ve ever composted your kitchen scraps or garden clippings, you are probably familiar with the basic process. It requires greens (aka your nitrogen-rich leftover broccoli stems or apple peels) and grounds (the carbon-rich stuff like dry leaves or wood chips). When... + más
Americans are being turned into human compost to save the planet | Newsweek
NBC News USA Science September 28, 2022
No need for an urn or a casket: California will soon offer a new option to be laid to rest — in a steel vessel, surrounded by wood chips and destined to become compost that could fertilize new life. California Gov. Gavin Newsom this month signed a bill that requires state... + más
California legalizes human composting as an eco-friendly burial option | 10 WBNS
Newsweek USA Tech September 28, 2022
Your final act is one of pollution, Tom Harries, co-founder and CEO of Earth Funeral, told Newsweek. More steel is put into the ground each year than was used to build the Golden Gate Bridge... and each cremation is equivalent to a 600-mile car journey in terms of carbon... + más
This Is Neptune? | The Atlantic
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