SEATTLE (AP) - A new Seattle company has announced plans to bring an alternative to human burial and cremation to Washington state called human-composting.
The Seattle Times reported Tuesday that Recompose founder Katrina Spade hosted a gathering last week to celebrate the company’s first location in Sodo.
Officials say Spade partnered with a soil scientist who led a successful research trial and convinced legislators to change state law May 2020 about the disposition of the dead.
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Company officials say Recompose is expected to open in 2021 and cost $5,500 each customer, more than basic cremation, but less than most funerals.
Officials say each body would produce about 1 cubic yard (0.76 cubic meters) of soil.
Officials say excess soil is expected to be sent to land intended to become an ecologically sustainable village.
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Information from: The Seattle Times, http://www.seattletimes.com
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