Howard Fischer, a 63-year old investor living north of New York City, has a wish for when he dies. Maybe his composted remains could be planted …

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Saturday to legalize natural organic reduction, better known as “human composting.”

Washington state became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado and Oregon in 2021, and Vermont and California …

Howard Fischer has a wish for when he dies. He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich …

New York’s Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Saturday to legalize natural organic reduction, popularly known as human composting, …

This 2019 photo shows Howard Irwin Fischer in Vermont. Fischer is one supporter who sees human composting as an eco-friendly way to return his …

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signs legislation making her state the sixth in US to allow human composting as a method of burial.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a law making her state the sixth in the nation to allow human composting as a method of burial.

He wants his remains to be placed in a vessel, broken down by tiny microbes and composted into rich, fertile soil.

Washington state became the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado and Oregon.