California Law Lets Human Remains Be Used in Compost
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (189917)
Boise, Idaho
September 26, 2022 9:06am CST
Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in California signed a bill this last week allowing human composting as a burial method. This law becomes valid in 2027. The bill will legalize "natural organic reduction" which can provide a greener choice for Californians. It involves placing the body inside a reusable container with wood chips aerating it all to allow bacteria and microbes to do what they do.
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
26 Sep 22
That might be okay but I wouldn't want to use that compost for anything I'm planning to eat. 
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@celticeagle (189917)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Sep 22
I think it is so disrespectful and, it reminds me of the movie "Soylent Green".
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@celticeagle (189917)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Sep 22
@DaddyEvil ........I think you mentioned that last time I posted about the movie. Your daughter is a comic.
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
26 Sep 22
@celticeagle Oops! Sorry I repeated myself. And yes, she definitely can be.
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@LindaOHio (222624)
• United States
27 Sep 22
If the deceased wants to go that way, who am I to say? I wouldn't want to be part of compost though.
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@celticeagle (189917)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Sep 22
How demeaning for the person and family. I don't get it.
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