Can pets be composted?

Unfortunately, we cannot compost your pet or any other animal. Washington law restricts the use of human disposition equipment to only be used for human remains.

However, for the pet lovers out there, we can add the cremated or aquamated remains of your pet(s) into your soil. We also can combine the cremated or aquamated remains of a person into your soil. This process is commonly referred to as commingling.

The alkalinity of cremains can negatively impact the microbial action needed for the composting process, so the ashes are added after the soil is removed from the vessel and before the curing process. Learn more about the composition of soil after the Recompose process.