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Monday, March 08, 2021

Going Green

SALEM — A bill before the Oregon Legislature would make Oregon the second state to allow human composting as an alternative to traditional burial or cremation. 

House Bill 2574, sponsored by Reps. Pam Marsh and Brian L. Clem, would allow bodies to be disposed of by alternative processes, including natural organic reduction — an accelerated decomposition process that turns bodies into soil within weeks, KOIN reported.
-Don in Oregon
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13 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 8, 2021 at 5:13 AM

    Maybe the ONE time I agree with the Green Movement. I don't see why a person can't choose to decompose naturally instead of being kept intact in a sealed box in the earth.

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  2. bogsidebunnyMarch 8, 2021 at 6:03 AM

    Sounds like a rotten thing to do to grandma.

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  3. Henk VandenberghMarch 8, 2021 at 7:07 AM

    That's old stuff. The movie 'Fargo' showed a similar method back in 1996.

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  4. AnonymousMarch 8, 2021 at 8:37 AM

    Cemeteries are among the most polluted places in the US. Why there even has to be a law to allow someone to be buried without being injected full of chemical preservatives is beyond me. What happened to "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust"?

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    1. AnonymousMarch 9, 2021 at 11:32 PM

      Basically, the civil war changed American perceptions of death and funerals. Lincoln's War Department ordered that only licensed embalmers could prepare soldiers' bodies for shipment back home. It was only a matter of time before the mortuary industry formalized and started lobbying for the current laws.

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  5. Bear Claw Chris LappMarch 8, 2021 at 9:49 AM

    I figure there will be a lot of open air composting in that state soon.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 8, 2021 at 10:43 AM

    I've known people who did their very best performance in life as compost...

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    1. PO'd AmericanMarch 8, 2021 at 3:26 PM

      Nancy Pelosi comes to mind

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    2. AnonymousMarch 8, 2021 at 7:40 PM

      Actually, when Frau Piglosi passes, she will be adding a urinal to the cemetery where she is buried. Think about it!

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  7. rickn8orMarch 8, 2021 at 4:30 PM

    For more info on New Ways to Go, check out this lady:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWo2-LHwGMM

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  8. Fa Cube ItchesMarch 8, 2021 at 5:33 PM

    Everybody has a future in biofuels.

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  9. AesopMarch 9, 2021 at 10:52 AM

    So does that make shooting some sumbitch justifiable if you claim you were just recycling them?

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