Composting Your Loved Ones
Recompose: Become soil when you die
From their website.
PHASE 1
The Cycle Begins:
Natural organic reduction (NOR), also known as human
composting, is powered by beneficial microbes that
occur naturally on our bodies and in the environment.
PHASE 2
The Laying In:
Our staff lay the body in a cradle surrounded by wood chips, alfalfa, and straw. The cradle is placed into a Recompose vessel and covered with more plant material.
PHASE 3
The Vessel:
The body and plant material remain in the vessel for 30 days. Microbes break everything down on the molecular level, resulting in the formation of a nutrient-dense soil.
PHASE 4
The Soil:
Each body creates one cubic yard of soil amendment, which is removed from the vessel and allowed to cure. Once completed, it can be used to enrich conservation land, forests, or gardens.
PHASE 5
Life After Death:
The soil created returns the nutrients from our bodies to the natural world. It restores forests, sequesters carbon, and nourishes new life.
