A method that was far from unanimous everywhere: the Catholic Conference of the State of New York had invited its faithful to put pressure on the governor to oppose this bill, considering that this type of burial “doesn’t offer due respect to human remains”according to The Guardian. “Composting and fertilizing may be appropriate for vegetable peelings or eggshells, but not for our dead bodies”irritated Dennis Poust, the organization’s chief executive.
However, “green” burial methods have been on the rise in recent years in the United States, where companies also offer natural burials, with organic coffins, or even burials with a simple shroud, without a coffin, in cities that allow it. According to the BBC, human composting is already legal in Sweden, while burials without a coffin or with a biodegradable crate are permitted in the UK.
