Not to be confused with green burial, human composting purposefully turns the body into compost, which can then be scattered and returned to the land as soil, while a green burial means that the ...

In this Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, photo, Seth Viddal, who co-owns The Natural Funeral, stands behind a nearly completed human body composting vessel in Arvada, Colo.

In this Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, photo, employee Chris Olachia works on a nearly completed human body composting vessel in Arvada, Colo.

This is part of what makes human composting different from simply placing a body in the earth — there’s a process that the remains go through in order to turn into soil.

In this Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, photo, Seth Viddal, who co-owns The Natural Funeral, stands behind a nearly completed human body composting vessel in Arvada, Colo.

Updated: 1:31 PM EDT Sep 17, 2021 By THOMAS PEIPERT, Associated Press Body composting a 'green' alternative to burial, cremation Updated: 1:31 PM EDT Sep 17, 2021 ...

Updated: 12:31 PM CDT Sep 17, 2021 By THOMAS PEIPERT, Associated Press Body composting a 'green' alternative to burial, cremation Updated: 12:31 PM CDT Sep 17, 2021 ...

In this Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, photo, Seth Viddal, who co-owns The Natural Funeral, stands behind a nearly completed human body composting vessel in Arvada, Colo. On Sept. 7, Colorado became ...