Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation on Tuesday making his state the first in the U.S. to legalize human composting.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation on Tuesday making the state the first in the country to legalize human composting.
The process uses wood chips, straw and other substances to turn the human body into soil, giving families an environmentally friendly alternative to burial or cremation. The bill, titled"concerning human remains," passed with bipartisan majorities in both chambers of the state legislature: 80-16 in the House and 38-11 in the Senate.
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