New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Saturday legalized the human composting law. The law is aimed at a natural organic reduction after death, which basically means an eco-friendly solution to burial and cremation to transform human remains into life-giving soil.
Now the State of New York became the sixth state in the country to to legalize human composting.
Washington became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019. Colorado and Oregon followed suit in 2021 and Vermont and California approved it in 2022.
The 60-day-long chemical-free process involves putting a person’s remains in a “vessel” with organic material such as straw, alfalfa or sawdust. The box is sealed and attached to an HVAC system, and the remains are allowed to decompose. At the 30-day mark, the contents are screened for inorganic material and remaining bone is broken up and put back in. After another 30 days, the contents are returned to the family.
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