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How does a composting toilet work? Ditch the flush.
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoComposting toilets reduce water usage and do not require flushing. Composting toilets are gaining popularity for a good reason—they are environmentally...
In a 'return to nature,' California legalizes human composting for environmental benefits
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoCalifornians will soon have a new end-of-life burial option: human composting. Gov. Gavin Newsom...
What is human composting? Experts explain how the eco-friendly burial option works.
Yahoo Life· 2 years agoHuman composting is an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial and cremation. (Photo courtesy...
Will Lakeland start composting human waste? It's a possibility, with a site in mind
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLAKELAND — Lakeland officials are wondering whether the city's unwanted waste could lead to a new...
Is California ready for 'human composting' as an alternative to casket burial, cremation?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMicah Truman shows a demonstration "vessel" for human composting during a March 14 tour of the...
Human composting: The rising interest in natural burial
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNatural organic reduction (or human composting), a natural process that transforms the body into...
Would Fresno be hurt by composting human sewage? City pauses study of treatment options
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 9 months agoA study of the practicality of composting “biosolids” sludge from Fresno’s sewage-treatment plant...
Turning bodies into soil
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA shrouded mannequin covered with flowers rests near a composting vessel. Mat Hayward/Getty Images for Recompose As cemeteries run short on space, some...
Church of England may allow human composting and water cremation
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Church of England may soon allow human composting’ at Christian funerals as part of the...
‘I’ve always wanted to be a tree’: Human composting starts to catch on
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNo need for an urn or a casket: California will soon offer a new option to be laid to rest — in a...