The Natural Funeral charges $7,900 for body composting, compared with $2,200 for flame cremation, and Viddal notes that a traditional burial and service in the Denver area can run well north of ...

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. AP Photo/Thomas Peipert ...

What You Should Know About Human Composting, a 'Beautiful' Way to 'Go Out with a Bang' The eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial or cremation transforms the human body into nutrient rich soil ...

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.

Body composting, by comparison, costs between $5,500 in Washington and $7,900 in Colorado, and water cremation can run $1,700 to $3,900 depending on where you live..

The Natural Funeral charges $7,900 for body composting, compared with $2,200 for flame cremation, and Viddal notes that a traditional burial and service in the Denver area can run well north of ...

The Natural Funeral charges $7,900 for body composting, compared with $2,200 for flame cremation, and Viddal notes that a traditional burial and service in the Denver area can run well north of ...

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 shows a handful of teeth at The Natural Funeral's human body composting facility in Arvada, Colo. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) ...

AP Photo/Thomas Peipert 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.