What Is Cremation? Cremation, in simple terms, is the process of reducing a human body to bone fragments using heat. This method has become way more common in recent years.

A new and greener kind of death care is coming to Maryland: water cremation. Those who’ve done it describe it as a gentler ...

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: 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 ...

On Sept. 7, Colorado became the second state after Washington to allow human body composting. Oregon will allow the practice beginning next July.

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.