NEW JERSEY (PIX11) – In New Jersey, you can now turn a dead body into soil. Governor Phil Murphy signed NJ bill A-4085/S-3007 into effect on Thursday afternoon.

The bill is a bipartisan effort, sponsored by one republican and six Democrats currently in office. Jon Bramnick (R), Herbert Conaway (D), Julio Marenco (D), Shanique Speight (D), Joe Vitale (D), and Clinton Calabrese (D) were the sponsors, according to the New Jersey legislature.

Bill A4085 “Allows for natural organic reduction and controlled supervised decomposition of human remains,” reads the synopsis of the bill.

What is organic reduction?

The organic reduction process involves placing a body in a large tank that also contains straw, wood chips, and other natural materials for approximately 30 days. The human remains and o

See Full Page