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.

The Natural Funeral charges $7,900 for body composting, compared with $2,200 for flame cremation, and Viddal said a traditional burial and service in the Denver area can run well north of $10,000.

Recompose, a Seattle-based company, demonstrates the human composting process. Over 30 days, the body and plant material form a nutrient-dense soil.

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

Aquamation is an environmentally-friendly alternative to cremation, which uses water to dispose of a human body. (Photo by Alet Pretorius/Gallo Images via Getty Images) ...

Updated: 10:31 AM PDT Sep 17, 2021 By THOMAS PEIPERT, Associated Press Body composting a 'green' alternative to burial, cremation Updated: 10:31 AM PDT Sep 17, 2021 ...

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 ...