New South Wales Becomes First Australian State to Legalize Human Composting

New South Wales became the first Australian state to pass legislation permitting human composting, legally referred to as terramation.

The process uses microorganisms, wood chips, and straw inside specially designed vessels to transform human remains into a soil-like material.

Temperatures between 55 and 70 degrees Celsius combined with controlled oxygen and moisture accelerate natural tissue decomposition and destroy pathogens.