Conservation burials allow for bodies to decompose and become part of the surrounding ecosystem. If you search online for “green death,” the first results might include a “Doctor Who” television ...

For those inclined to a 'back to the earth' philosophy, services like those provided by The Natural Funeral may fit the bill. “The conventional funeral industry outsources the care of our loved ones ...

Almost as soon as natural organic reduction, or body composting, became legal in Colorado on September 7, 2021, The Natural Funeral – started by Seth Viddal and his partners in 2019 – began composting ...

Steve Ball’s grave was marked not by a granite headstone or marble mausoleum upon the burial of his cremated remains last year, but a flat rock chipped into the shape of a heart. It came from his ...

LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP) — In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees ...

LAFAYETTE, Colo. — In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees have ...

LAFAYETTE, Colo. (AP/CBS SF) -- Despite enacting a statewide composting law in 2022, California lags several western states when it comes to eco-friendly alternatives to traditional ground burial and ...

ATLANTA — A more environmentally friendly way to die. That's how advocates describe the newly legalized body composting process in Colorado. Less than a year after lawmakers in Colorado legalized the ...

In a suburban Denver warehouse tucked between an auto repair shop and a computer recycling business, Seth Viddal is dealing with life and death. He and one of his employees have built a "vessel" they ...

In this Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, photo, Seth Viddal, who co-owns The Natural Funeral, stands behind a nearly completed human body composting vessel in Arvada, Colo. On Sept. 7, Colorado became the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado is a couple of votes and one signature away from joining only Washington state in offering people the option to turn their human bodies into pounds ...

A southern Colorado funeral home operator, known for performing "green" burials, is under investigation for improper storage of human remains inside one of its properties, authorities said Thursday.