California's dead will have a new burial option: Human composting
SACRAMENTO — California will begin allowing an alternative burial method known as human composting in 2027, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday.
Assembly Bill 351 by Assemblymember Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) will create a state regulatory process for natural organic reduction, a method in which human remains naturally decompose over a 30-to-45-day period after being placed in a steel vessel and buried in wood chips, alfalfa and other biodegradable materials. The nutrient-dense soil created by the process can then be returned to families or donated to conservation land.
Supporters say it’s an eco-friendly alternative to traditional end-of-life options. Cremation, for example, is an energy-intense process that produces carbon dioxide emissions, while traditional burial uses chemicals to embalm bodies and a nonbiodegradable coffin to store them.
California will join Washington, Colorado, Oregon and Vermont in allowing human composting.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-18/will-california-allow-human-composting-the-decision-is-in
But then there's this ...
The California Catholic Conference opposed the bill, saying the process “reduces the human body to simply a disposable commodity.”
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The human body is a disposable commodity.
Besides ... my body, my choice.
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legal in Vermont to bury on your own property... I am still looking for the best spot 
