An Arizona law could soon give residents a unique way to extend their stay on Earth — by turning soil to fertilize plants through the process of human composting.
House Bill 2081, which has been dubbed the “Grandpa in the Park Bill,” aims to legalize human composting and allow Arizonans to turn themselves into dirt after death.
Fertile soil obtained from human remains is then free to be used for bedding and plants, or scattered in nature as is already done with cremated ashes.
“I’m just trying to make it an option in Arizona,” said the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Lauren Hendrix. “It has been done for a long time; it is not legal in Arizona.”
“I’m not really for or against it, I’m just creating options,” Hendrix told 12NEWS.
Human composting is carried out by specialized companies that consider the process a sustainable burial option that allows the deceased to continue living in nature.
The corpse is placed in a container filled with microbial-rich natural litter such as mulch, wood chips and wildflowers, where it remains for about 45 days as it decomposes into the soil.
A newly proposed Arizona law would make it legal for people to turn themselves into human compost after they die. Rep. Recompose Laurin Hendrix says he wants to make composting an option for people in Arizona like seven other states. 12News
Most bodies produce about one cubic yard of soil — three feet long by three feet high and three feet wide — according to the human composting company, Earth.
This process is much cheaper than a regular burial and less than the cost of cremation.
Currently, human composting is already legal in seven states across the country, including California, Colorado, Nevada, New York, Oregon and Washington.
The composting process involves placing the corpse in a container with natural, microbial-rich waste for 45 days. Rewrite
Hendrix expects the bill to pass unanimously, telling 12NEWS he has heard no opposition and that most people come to the idea after a few moments of thought.
However, the representative does not reach all the constituents.
“It doesn’t look right, it doesn’t feel right,” resident Trayton Nepfumbada told 3TV.
“I don’t want to go into the backyard and say, ‘Look grandpa, he just made us a bunch of tomatoes,'” she said.
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