The Minnesota state legislature is considering whether to be the tenth state to legalize Natural Organic Reduction, or Human Composting, as a disposition option.
“Sponsored by Rep. John Huot (DFL-Rosemount), HF2669 would allow the Department of Health to begin licensing and regulating “natural organic reduction” facilities.
The House Health Finance and Policy Committee laid the bill over, as amended, Tuesday for possible inclusion in a larger bill.
As part of a growing green burial movement, human composting has a lower carbon footprint than cremation. Washington was the first state to legalize human composting in 2020.”