CNN — You probably know that composting banana peels and eggshells can help reduce your negative impact on the environment. But did you know that, once you die, you can do that with your body, too?

Micah Truman, CEO of a Washington-based human composting company, poses with a photo of compost made from animal remains to illustrate the process. Photo: Ted S. Warren (AP) There’s a new option for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Human remains in New York could be legally turned into compost as an alternative to burial or cremation under legislation introduced in the state legislature. Only the state of ...

The Green-Wood Cemetery, located in Brooklyn, New York, announced that it will be implementing the option of composting dead bodies into healthy soil. Last week, it was revealed that the Green-Wood ...

You probably know that composting banana peels and eggshells can help reduce your negative impact on the environment. But did you know that, once you die, you can do that with your body, too? Human ...