Body composting is an alternative to traditional burial or cremation that has spurred the interest of many Texans.

Before a bill signing last week, New Jersey residents who were interested would have to seek the process out of state.

Although human composting is already legal in nearby states like New York, Delaware, and Maryland, none of those states have ...

The house plants in Dianne Thompson-Stanciel’s Tinton Falls home are thriving with the help of a new compost. The leaves on her monstera deliciosa are a bright evergreen, their vines climbing taller ...

By Isabella Darcy, NJ State House News Service Moria Kaminski and her husband try to make environmentally friendly choices.

Considered an alternative to cremation and burial, the environmentally friendly practice is legal in Washington, Colorado and Oregon with more states expected to follow suit in the near future.

Five years after Washington became the first state to legalize natural organic reduction, 13 more states have approved the ...

August Elliott says he’d never thought much about what he’d like done with his body after his death. Then, about two years ago, Elliott’s father died after a long battle with cancer. As he grieved, ...

The Dutch Health Council has advised against allowing human composting as a legal alternative to burial or cremation, citing ...

New Jersey has become the 14th state to allow the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation.

The Garden State approved a bill that legalizes human composting, an alternative to traditional burials in which a corpse is transformed into nutrient-rich soil that loved ones can use to feed their ...