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Back to Earth: Washington Set to Allow 'Human Composting'

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington appears set to become the first state to allow a burial alternative known as "natural organic reduction" — an accelerated decomposition process that turns bodies into soil within weeks. The bill legalizing the process, sometimes referred to as "human composting," has passed the Legislature and is headed to...

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