Eco-burial - Would you consider being composted? | DW Documentary

Summary by Krater

This documentary explores human composting (humusation) as an eco-friendly alternative to traditional burial and cremation, following pilot projects in Belgium, legal debates in France and Belgium, and commercial facilities in Washington state.

From the video

Answers: What is human composting and how does natural organic reduction work as an alternative to burial or cremation?

• human composting
• humusation
• alternative burials
• natural organic reduction
• death care innovations
• ecological funerals

What it concludes

• Human composting (humusation) returns organic human matter safely to the earth and regenerates soil.
• Composting human bodies requires a proper carbon-to-nitrogen ratio, oxygen, moisture, and warmth generated by microbial activity.
• Legal and religious acceptance of human composting is growing in the US and Europe as an ecological alternative to cremation and traditional burial.