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Sep 18, 2022 · The California Catholic Conference opposed the bill, saying the process “reduces the human body to simply a disposable commodity.” “The practice of respectfully burying the bodies or the ...
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Sep 21, 2022 · Washington became the first state in the nation to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado and Oregon in 2021. Vermont legalized the practice in June 2022.
During a surge of Covid-19 in winter 2021, so many people were dying in Southern California that regulators had to suspend limits on how many cremations could take place each day.
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Jul 13, 2021 · The Colorado Catholic Conference is in opposition because the church “teaches that the human body is sacred and the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral society,” according ...
Sep 19, 2022 · California will begin allowing an alternative burial method known as human composting in 2027, under a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday. Assembly Bill 351 by Assemblymember Cristina ...
Aug 9, 2021 · The privately-held company, based near Seattle, started human composting in January 2021. So far, Recompose has returned more than 50 bodies back to the earth. And it is scaling up fast, hoping to open a larger Seattle location in spring 2022. And if the bill passes, Recompose hopes to be open in Southern California by July 2023.
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Oct 1, 2022 · The body is placed in a vessel along with wood chips, alfalfa, and straw. Over a month, microbes work to break the body down into a cubic yard of soil, which can then be used in a loved one’s ...
