Lawmakers in at least four states introduced legislation this year to allow deceased bodies to be turned into compost, an increasingly popular burial alternative that can help states lower carbon emissions associated with traditional burials and cremation.
Bills in Arizona, Delaware, New Hampshire and Utah, and could add to the seven states — Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, California, New York, and Nevada — that passed laws since 2019 allowing human composting.
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