COLORADO: SECOND AMERICAN STATE TO ALLOW COMPOSITING OF HUMAN BODIES

Highlights

• Sponsor of the bill, Republican Matt Soper said it won’t allow for the human remains to be sold or used to grow food for human consumption, but the soil can be spread on public lands

• Following the start of composition process, it takes nearly a month for body to be broken down into the soil

Following the decision made by Governor Jared Polis, the state of Colorado became the second s....