Signal Human composting gains ground as a burial alternative

Summary

This signal is body composting, an environmentally friendly burial method that turns a human body into soil. Sitra cites an NPR report from March 2025 describing growing interest in it as a sustainable alternative to traditional practices. Its appeal lies in the idea of giving nutrients back to the earth after death. It offers a substitute for burial and cremation framed in ecological terms. A related Finnish citizens' initiative seeks to make composting a legal funeral option. In Sitra's imagined 2046 magazine, options for the final disposition of remains form part of a column on preparing for death.