Por: The Boston Globe Nation June 17, 2023
PROVIDENCE — A human composting bill died peacefully in Rhode Island’s General Assembly this week, held for further study, without a vote in committee.Representative Michelle E. McGaw, a Portsmouth Democrat, had to allow the natural organic reduction of dead bodies — better known as human composting — as an alternative to cremation or burial.But the bill never made it out of the House Corporations Committee, and the General Assembly... + full article
Los Angeles Times USA Opinion June 25, 2023
To the editor: I support your editorial on keeping the composting requirements in Senate Bill 1383, a state law passed in 2016. I also echo CalRecycle Director Rachel Machi Wagoner's comment that pausing the program would be sending the wrong message to both the public and... + más
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The Boston Globe USA Tech January 30, 2023
While studying product at the Rhode Island School of Design, Tess Feigenbaum became fascinated by America’s relationship with waste and single-use products.A social impact designer with clients like World Bank Group and Doctors Without Borders, Feigenbaum moved to Los Angeles... + más
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Los Angeles Times USA Opinion January 19, 2023
This week Los Angeles launched its long-awaited curbside composting program citywide, requiring that residents change how they dispose of food scraps. Starting now, chicken bones, orange peels, coffee grounds, pizza boxes and the like belong in green yard waste bins rather than... + más
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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
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
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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
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