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Washington state is legalising the composting of human bodies, offering a green alternative to burial or cremation.

The technology accelerates the natural process of decomposition, allowing loved ones to take home a pot of soil rather than an urn of ashes.

It is seen as an environmentally friendly alternative which avoids the chemicals involved with embalming for burial or the energy used for cremation.

So, how exactly would it work? Katrina Spade is CEO of the alternative burial company Recompose.

(Photo: Hands holding plant compost. Credit: Getty Images)