Oregon could become 2nd state to permit human composting
Associated Press
SALEM A bill before the Oregon Legislature would make it the second state to allow human composting as an alternative to traditional burial or cremation.
House Bill 2574, sponsored by Reps. Pam Marsh and Brian L. Clem, would allow bodies to be disposed of by alternative processes, including natural organic reduction an accelerated decomposition process that turns bodies into soil within weeks, KOIN reported.
It also clarifies rules surrounding alkaline hydrolysis, known as aqua cremation, and extends other funeral industry privileges and responsibilities to include natural organic reduction.
A public hearing for the bill was set for Monday afternoon in the House Committee on Business and Labor.
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