Currently in Washington, bodies can either be cremated or buried. The process of recomposition speeds up the process of turning dead bodies into soil, a practice known as 'human composting.' The bill will go into effect in May next year.
Washington has become the first state in the nation to pass a law allowing composting as an alternative to burial or cremation of human remains.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday legalizing human composting. The bill will go into effect in May next year.Currently in Washington, bodies can either be cremated or buried. The process of recomposition provides a third option that speeds up the process of turning dead bodies into soil, a practice colloquially known as"human composting." The bill describes the process as a"contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil." The bill's sponsor, state Sen.
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