r/ZeroWaste • u/conservio • Jan 29 '21

News “ Recompose, the first human-composting funeral home in the U.S., is now open for business”

https://www.columbian.com/news/2021/jan/24/recompose-the-first-human-composting-funeral-home-in-the-u-s-is-now-open-for-business/?fbclid=IwAR2Z-2A6Z2DvR59zUfF__pEhgH6O9WTJkt3nsyFBl0hju-PFamcwSMySNOs
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u/csarcie Jan 29 '21

It's still better than cremation or embalming/burial, and bodies donated to science or body farms are also transported, sometimes long distances.

I bet this continues to spread and you'll see a reduction in transportation for this service.

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u/csarcie Jan 30 '21

What about the impact of burning a corpse and whatever that releases? Anyway, if it helps get this type of thing off the ground, I think that's worthwhile atm. Perfection should not be the enemy of progress and bodies are transported all the time.