Families who want to forgo a traditional burial to put their loved ones to rest in a more natural way can now do so in New Jersey.

What we know:

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law last week that "allows for natural organic reduction and controlled supervised decomposition of human remains."

It will allow funeral homes and facilities to offer the service across the state within the next 10 months.

Natural organic reduction, also known as human composting, is already legal in 13 other states: Washington, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, California, New York, Nevada, Arizona, Delaware, Maryland, Minnesota, Maine and Georgia.

What is human composting?

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Human composting is the process of breaking down human remains into fertile soil, which can be used to plant new tr

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