Caitlin Doughty is a mortician and the author of three books on death and the funeral industry. She founded the Order of the Good Death, a nonprofit that promotes end-of-life alternatives. Eight years ...

Humans have been cremating their lost loved ones since the Stone Age, but we've come a long way from the fire pits they used. Modern cremation is a surprisingly technologically advanced business, ...

Scotland becomes the first country in the UK to introduce 'water cremation' as an alternative to the traditional flame-based ...

DOVER, Del. (CBS/AP) - Supporters of human composting say it's a more environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative to being buried in a coffin or cremation - it uses less energy and avoids ...

When Stephanie Burris drives by graveyards near her home in Boulder County, Colorado, she sees thousands of tiny landfills: Concrete boxes filled with non-biodegradable caskets, which are lined with ...

Human composting was developed in Washington state in 2019. In two months, bodies are turned into rich soil. "Water cremation" was also part of the House bill. The bill still must pass through the ...

MARYLAND - Governor Wes Moore signed legislation Thursday that aims at expanding more environmentally-conscious funeral options for Marylanders. On May 9th, Moore approved the Green Death Care Options ...

DOVER, Del.DOVER, Del. — The Delaware Senate gave final approval Thursday to a bill allowing the composting of human bodies as an alternative to burial or cremation. The measure passed on a 14-7 vote ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Human composting, an alternative to burial or cremation, is now legal in Nevada. A new law took full effect on January 1 allowing your body to be turned into soil when you die ...

A relatively new method of disposition is growing in popularity in Southern New England, despite not yet being legal in either Rhode Island or Massachusetts. It's called alkaline hydrolysis, more ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DOVER, Del. (AP) — The Delaware Senate gave ...

New Jersey has become the latest state to legalize human composting as an environmentally-friendly alternative to burials and cremations. The legislation, signed into law last week by New Jersey Gov.