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What Lies Beneath

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How to Compost Humans

Recompose is a company that turns human bodies into soil. The process takes about six weeks, and it's done by hand. Recompose uses wood chips, alfalfa, and straw to make the compost. After 30 days, all of the material goes into what we call a cure bin.

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