A newly proposed Ohio Senate bill would legalize human composting. Brandon Aubrey is reportedly seeking to dramatically reset ...

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

A new Ohio Senate bill would authorize natural organic reduction for humans after death -- also called human composting -- a ...

In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation allowing residents of New York to choose this path instead of burial or cremation. The law took effect in 2023, making New York one of a growing ...

Some other states already allow remains to be converted into compost, and a Republican lawmakers wants Ohio to be next.

Two companion measures, House Bill 591 and Senate Bill 323, were introduced in November 2025 and are designed to authorize natural organic reduction and outline how it would be regulated, according to ...

This green approach avoids the release of smoke from cremation and the leaking of fluids from burying embalmed bodies.

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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 ...

Everyone is dying to try this new burial trend. Eco-conscious New Yorkers can soon turn their corpses into compost as part of ...

California has joined Washington, Colorado, Vermont and Oregon in legalizing the composting of human remains. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law this week that directs state agencies to ...

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