California Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom signed a law Monday allowing human composting as a burial method in the state starting in 2027. Assembly Bill 351, introduced by Assembly Members Cristina Garcia and Robert Rivas, will allow for naturally decomposed human remains to be turned into soil. It legalizes “human composting” as an after-death option. She claimed composting will prevent the release of one metric ton of carbon into the environment per person. Kathleen Domingo, executive director of the conference, said the means of burial was not a fit method to deal with human remains.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 20, 2022 16:17 UTC