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TV's Kristoffer Hughes hopes to offer UK's first human body composting service

Human composting is when a body placed in a sealed vessel containing organic matter turns into soil.

www.bbc.com

 

[AJUMP23]

Bodies do that anyway, just longer in a coffin. I don't care. If you want to return to dust faster go ahead.

 

[DKehoe]

I guess so yeh. I think the idea of your body becoming one with the earth is something a lot of people like. And I suppose this is a sped-up version of that process compared to a biodegradable or traditional coffin?

I can see people liking the idea that their remains could enrich the garden of a loved one or something like that.

 

[ssringo]

Honestly, I don't care what is done with my body after death. Because I literally can't. Though I hope my family doesn't waste too much money disposing of me.

That said, I'm planning on going to a body farm.

 

[Londo]

I think it will be very hard to pierce through radicated religion beliefs of the majority of people.
That's one of the reason why graveyards are usually built far from dense populated areas (health reasons too, of course), death is still a sensitive subject for many.
Personally I'll be cremated.

 

[Fbh]

I don't really care all to much what happens with my body after I'm gone.
I'd want whatever will be cheaper and less of a hassle for my family, which is probably cremation.

 

[Trilobit]

Honestly, I don't care what is done with my body after death. Because I literally can't. Though I hope my family doesn't waste too much money disposing of me.

That said, I'm planning on going to a body farm.

Same. But I'll go for cremation. No point in having family members need to make the effort of caring for a tombstone.

 

[Liopleurodon]

No.
I want a proper burial.

 

[Sticks]

 

[nkarafo]

Why would i care about anything in a world where i don't even exist?

 

[uncreativename]

I think people should be able to do whatever they want in their private lives, as long as it doesn't hurt others, so if you want to do that, go for it.

I don't think I'd go for it myself, though.

 

[Sardaukarama]

If I cannot have this to put me in the sea

Then I wouldnt mind helping growing some veggies at all

 

[jason10mm]

There are certain types of parasites and other infections (prions, etc) that could possibly be perpetuated by using humans as compost, much like using human feces for the same purpose. My mom wants to be cremated and the ashes used to start a tree though, which is symbolically at least the same concept.

Personally, I want to be turned into a diamond, put on a stud, and given to a hot belly dancer. Just kinda hard to word it clearly in my will

 

[jshackles]

It's already legal where I'm at, and yeah it's a little weird, but they do have some "compost farms" that are essentially graveyards without all the headstones and coffins that grow flowers. Not for me, but some people like it so more power to them.