In the final season of life, some people are choosing to return their remains directly to the soil.
Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery is set to become the first on the East Coast to implement “Natural Organic Reduction,” also known as human composting, or “terramation.”
It’s considered an environmentally conscious alternative to traditional burial or cremation. The practice has been legal in a handful of states and was legalized in New York since 2022.
Why Green-Wood is offering human composting
People are increasingly interested in alternate end-of-life options, said Meera Joshi, President of Green-Wood Cemetery…