Is Grave Recycling Legalized?

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Tanya Marsh: I think we're going to see grave recycling within the next 10 years. This is the most fundamental change in death care and disposition practices in 1000 years. For every item you purchase, Bombas donates another item to someone who needs it. Go to bombas.com slash Vox and use code Vox for 20% off your first purchase.

Remember you are dirt and to dirt you shall return. Science journalist Eleanor Cummins and law professor Tanya Marsh explain the rise of human composting, now legal in six states, as an alternative to burial or cremation.

This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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