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Oregon’s human composting law takes effect but services are slow to appear

by | Jul 13, 2022 | Headline Feed, Statewide

Oregon’s human composting law takes effect but services are slow to appear
A dummy body is placed in a steel vessel with wood chips and other biodegradable material at Recompose's natural organic reduction facility in Seattle, Washington. The company's technology allows a body to naturally decompose and transform into soil over a 30-day period.

Funeral businesses can now legally turn humans into soil in Oregon, but no one’s rushing to offer the service here.