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From Dust You Were Made, From Dust You Shall Return: On Human Composting & Upcycling (in some cases)

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Washington State was the first state to legalize human composting in 2019, followed by Colorado (2021), Oregon (2021), and then Vermont (2022). While the cremation process burns fossil fuels and emits carbon dioxide and particulates into the atmosphere, the environmental impact of cremation versus burial is arguably about the same.