Representative Brianna Titone argues in favor of human composting in Colorado
Colorado State Representative Brianna Titone displays the Recompose cycle
May 2021

Colorado

In 2021, Colorado became the second state to legalize human composting.

On May 10, 2021,  Colorado became the second state in the world to legalize human composting. Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB21-006: Human Remains Natural Reduction Soil into law, making natural organic reduction legal as of August 8, 2021. The bill passage was covered by the Denver Post  and the New York Times.

Thank you to our community in Colorado and to bill sponsors Senator Robert Rodriguez, Representative Brianna Titone, and Representative Matt Soper for your support of this important green death care policy.

HB1060 (2020) 

In early 2020, Recompose partnered with Colorado State Representative Brianna Titone to bring forward House Bill 20-1060. After strong support, the bill was postponed indefinitely due to budget concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bill enjoyed bipartisan support and passed the House by a vote of 49 to 15. Due to COVID-19, the Colorado Senate Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs voted to postpone this bill indefinitely on May 27, 2020, meaning the bill would no longer move forward.

Thank you to Representative Titone and co-sponsors Representative Matt Soper, Senator Robert Rodriguez, and Senator Vicki Marble. Thanks also to all our supporters in Colorado including the funeral industry professionals and individuals who testified in support of HB20-1060.

Join Our Community

We appreciate your help in legalizing human composting in Colorado. We can’t do this work without the support of our community. Here are a few more ways to get involved:

  1. Subscribe to our newsletter – get news and updates on the human composting movement in Colorado and elsewhere
  2. Shop Recompose Gifts & Gear – show the world you’re a human composting enthusiast and support those who couldn’t otherwise afford our services
  3. Tour Recompose – Sign up for an in-person or online tour to see our facility and learn more about human composting
  4. Join Precompose – Pay in advance and make arrangements for your future human composting with Recompose

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About Recompose

Recompose is a licensed, full-service, green funeral home in Seattle offering human composting. As the first human composting company in the world, we are a trusted leader in ecological death care. We are Seattle’s only human composting provider and serve clients across the U.S.

Recompose Seattle
4 S. Idaho St, Seattle, WA 98134
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Land Acknowledgement
Recompose acknowledges we make our lives and livelihoods on the lands of the Coast Salish People, specifically the Duwamish People. We honor with gratitude the Duwamish People past and present, the land itself, and the Duwamish Tribe. Colonization is an active, persistent process. Indigenous communities continue to be resilient in protecting their ecological and cultural lifeways and deathways despite ongoing oppression. Recompose respects, shares, and supports this commitment to climate healing and environmental justice. Join Recompose in contributing to Real Rent Duwamish.