Tag Archives: Recomposition

Recomposition and Other Burial Innovations Give Our Bodies New Purpose After Death

Washington introduces a bill allowing two new green burial practices: recomposition and alkaline hydrolysis
Posted on February 1, 2019 by Colleen Ferguson (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

When planning for the end of life, new burial alternatives mean that we can now ask ourselves: What do I want to be when I die? A bill introduced in the Washington state legislature would add two environmentally friendly options for … Continue reading →

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What Is Recompose?

An interview with Katrina Spade, Founder and CEO of Recompose, a Benefit Corporation, Part One
Posted on October 6, 2018 by Matt Driscoll (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Today SevenPonds presents the first in a two part interview with Katrina Spade, the founder and CEO of Recompose. Katrina has been an entrepreneur and designer since 2002. She has over 15 years of experience in project management, finance and architecture, with … Continue reading →

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Urban Death Project Composts Human Remains

Katrina Spade proposes human compost structure as place of memorial and "recomposition"
Posted on October 30, 2016 by Juniper Quin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

Architect Katrina Spade may be the first person to offer an alternative to burial or cremation of human remains: composting. It has been true since time immemorial that our bodies come from and return to the earth. We are what … Continue reading →

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