ALBANY — Human remains in New York could literally be used for pushing up daisies under proposed legislation that would let corpses be used for composting. The measure, introduced in both the Assembly ...

CNN — You probably know that composting banana peels and eggshells can help reduce your negative impact on the environment. But did you know that, once you die, you can do that with your body, too?

Micah Truman, CEO of a Washington-based human composting company, poses with a photo of compost made from animal remains to illustrate the process. Photo: Ted S. Warren (AP) There’s a new option for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Human remains in New York could be legally turned into compost as an alternative to burial or cremation under legislation introduced in the state legislature. Only the state of ...

The Georgia legislature passed a bill to regulate the composting of human remains. The bill, sponsored by a funeral home director, aims to provide an alternative method for disposing of the dead.

You probably know that composting banana peels and eggshells can help reduce your negative impact on the environment. But did you know that, once you die, you can do that with your body, too? Human ...