The law will go into effect in 2027. California is the fifth state to legalize human composting, on the heels of Oregon, Washington, Colorado and Vermont.

With California’s recent approval of human composting, Spade hopes the practice will become more common nationwide — and it likely will. Recompose aims to make composting more affordable than ...

California can’t afford to abandon its methane-busting law now Raw materials will be turned into feedstock compost at the Recology Blossom Valley Organics compost facility in 2021 in Lamont, Ca.

SAN DIEGO, California — State lawmakers have cleared the way for a more eco-friendly burial option in California, joining four other states in the country that offer human composting as an ...

California just legalized 'human composting.' Not everyone is happy. By Andrew Chamings, Editor-at-Large Sep 19, 2022 ...

Story at a glance California has joined Washington, Colorado, Vermont and Oregon in legalizing the composting of human remains. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill into law this week that dir… ...

Despite enacting a statewide composting law in 2022, California lags several western states when it comes to eco-friendly alternatives to traditional ground burial and cremation of the deceased.

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Still, not everyone is pleased that human composting is becoming more popular. The California Catholic Conference submitted a letter in June opposing AB 351, saying it “reduces the human body to ...

(RNS) — The process of converting bodies into soil is now legal in California after Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday (Sept. 18) signed a bill that will allow human composting in the Golden State.

California’s law stipulates that by 2025 the state must cut organic waste in landfills by 75% from 2014 levels, or from about 23 million tons to 5.7 million tons.