An Ohio bill currently under review would allow the "natural organic reduction of remains," which, in simple terms, would legally let humans to be turned into compost after their death, offering ...

Ohio has a handful of cemeteries that offer green burials, including Kokosing Nature Preserve in Knox County, Foxfield ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth Funeral places each body in its own individual vessel on a layer of organic mulch and wood chips, where it will remain for ...

When Dennis Cunningham was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he wanted his death to reflect the values he lived by. As a civil rights lawyer, Cunningham defended the Black Panthers, AIDS protestors, and ...

Nina Schoen likes the idea of life (plant life) springing from death. Schoen has a close friend who chose to have her remains made into compost. The process of those remains being broken down into ...

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

In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees have built a “vessel” they ...

BALTIMORE - When's the last time you've taken a moment to think about how you'd like to say your final goodbye? Death is not necessarily top of mind, but it's important to consider end-of-life ...

In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees have built a "vessel" they ...