For many families, funeral decisions are no longer only about tradition or cost.

In a recent video, Carmen in the Garden (@carmeninthegarden) urged beginners to rethink store-bought fertilizer and start ...

In 2020, Recompose was the first U.S. company to develop the technology needed for the commercial composting of human bodies, ...

Maryland has introduced an innovative option for end-of-life choices with natural organic reduction. Located in Elkridge, a new facility offers a sustainable alternative to traditional burial and ...

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If you want to take better care of the planet, learning how to compost is one of the best things you can do. Along with making the switch to eco-friendly products like Swedish dishcloths, reusable ...

The eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial or cremation transforms the human body into nutrient rich soil Last December, the country's first funeral home offering natural organic reduction — ...

The largest human composting facility in the nation is soon opening in Maryland, with capacity to handle 2,000 bodies a year. It's meeting a growing demand for eco-friendly interment options.

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Vermicomposting — a.k.a. worm composting — is a compact way to turn your food scraps into worm castings (worm poop), a moist, crumbly soil amendment known as garden gold because it provides important ...

Since its launch in January, the program has already diverted more than 30,000 pounds of food scraps and waste from state landfills, turning it instead into nutrient-rich soil.