What is human composting how does it work?
Perth, Oct 26 (The Conversation) What should happen to your body after you die? It’s hardly a topic you’d bring up over dinner, but it’s a decision that will eventually need to be made, either by you or by those you leave behind. In Australia, the choice has traditionally been between burial and cremation. However, concerns about environmental impact, limited cemetery space and the desire for more sustainable alternatives have encouraged interest in other approaches. These include natural burial, water cremation and shrouded cremation – where no coffin is used. Now, New South Wales has become the first Australian state to pass legislation allowing another option: “human composting", technically known as natural organic reduction, and legally termed “terramation". The process uses microorganisms to transform human remains into a compost-like material. The idea of turning a human body…
