This column is about composting human waste. While the more sensible reader might be tempted to respond by disregarding the following 750 words as juvenile potty humor, let me assure you, I aim to ...

Tell us: What do you want to happen to your body after you die? Do you know what want to have happen to your body after you die? Do you want to be cremated, buried, or given an epic Viking burial?

When someone dies, there are a few options for how to lay someone to rest like a straight burial, cremation, and now something a bit more unique. Known as "organic human reduction" under Georgia law, ...

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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, ...

New Jersey has become the latest state to allow human composting after death — a concept pitched as an environmentally friendly alternative to burial or cremation that involves turning loved ones into ...

ATLANTA — A new law signed by Gov. Brian Kemp last week will make Georgia the next state in the nation to allow human composting — an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial and cremation.

After eating at Norris University Center, students are faced with three options for disposing of their waste: trash, recycle and compost. The front-of-house composting program at NU started in October ...

File: Decomposing food scraps at Bennett Compost in Northeast Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing ...

New York’s quest to implement the largest composting program in the U.S. takes a big step forward this week by requiring all residential buildings in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island to separate ...