The state in 2019 became the first state to allow an alternate method to traditional burial or cremation procedures.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The composting of human remains has turned into a growing business in Washington state. The state in 2019 became the first state to allow an alternate method to traditional burial or cremation procedures.
Four companies in Washington are licensed to turn remains into soil: Earth, Herland Forest Natural Burial Cemetery, Recompose, and Return Home.
According to the state’s Department of Licensing (DOL), after one person chose the option in 2020, 112 were composted in 2021, and 280 opted for the procedure in 2022.
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