First State To Legalize Composting Of Humans

Washington has become the first state in the nation to pass a law allowing composting as an alternative to burial or cremation of human remains. Jay Inslee signed a bill Tuesday legalizing human composting. The process of recomposition provides a third option that speeds up the process of turning dead bodies into soil, a practice colloquially known as "human composting." Jamie Pedersen, said it is an environmentally- friendly way of disposing of human remains.