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 ...

A newly proposed Ohio Senate bill would legalize human composting.

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

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 ...

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 ...

Two summers ago, a newspaper article inspired Roxann Specht to write a detailed note containing her end-of-life requests.

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

New Jersey could be the 14th state to allow human composting. Advocates say the option is more eco-friendly than burial or cremation. New Jersey resident Jayme Strasburger chose to compost her mother ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah may soon be the 13th state to legalize "natural organic reduction," or human composting, as an alternative, lower-cost and eco-friendly way to bury the dead. Sen. Jen Plumb, ...

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 ...