Welcome to Recompose

We’re a locally-owned, green funeral home specializing in human composting, a sustainable alternative to burial and cremation.

Our team of funeral directors would be honored to support you in your time of need. Contact us anytime online, in person, or on the phone.

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Best Funeral Home in the PNW
2023, 2024, & 2025

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5.0
121 Client Reviews

Recompose has Appeared In

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Give Back to the Earth

Funeral practices have a profound impact on the environment.

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Cremation contributes to climate change by burning fossil fuels and emitting carbon dioxide and toxic particulates into the air.

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Burial pollutes soil and consumes valuable urban land. Caskets use four million acres of forest every year in the U.S.

Soil

Human composting transforms the body into life-giving soil, saving one metric ton of carbon pollution at the end of life.

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About Recompose

Our full-service funeral home in Seattle carefully orchestrates the human composting process while offering a beautiful space for friends and family to gather and honor the person who has died.

Unparalleled Services

Your loved one’s soil transformation will be carried out by the world’s leading experts. As the pioneer of human composting, Recompose sets the global standard, ensuring nutrient-rich soil of the highest quality for you to use or donate to grow new life.

Intentional Care

You’ll receive uncompromising personalized support. Our team draws on years of expertise to inform and guide you, without AI or chatbots. Every interaction is rooted in compassion, respect, and a genuine commitment to guide you through the experience with empathy.

Transformative Experiences

Our spaces, services, and ceremonies are designed to help you foster deeper connections—to nature, to others, and to the cycle of life and death. We’re here to support you in making decisions that reflect your values and honor your loved one.

Upfront, Honest Pricing

Our pricing is transparent and easy to understand, with no hidden fees. We do not work on commission and never upsell. We’re committed to ethical death care practices and to serving our community, not just the bottom line.
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The design of our space and services offers a new kind of funeral home

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From Our Clients

Voted the best funeral home in the Pacific Northwest for the last three years, Recompose earned this recognition by attentively caring for hundreds of families.

Recompose deeply appreciates the emotional meaning of the service they are providing. Everything they do speaks directly to that meaning. From the serene “spa like” experience, to the thoughtfully designed containers, the message is always that there is beauty even in the unthinkable. It is a process that has provided some comfort to my family while helping us grieve.

Paul S

New York, New York

Recompose is such a beautiful place to lay a loved one to rest. The thoughtful design is evocative of being in a forest and serves as a gentle, lovely reminder of our connection to the natural world. And I cannot say enough about the kindness, knowledge, and generosity of the staff. Highly recommend.

Julie B

Portland, Oregon

Everything was handled professionally and I was educated in the process. The laying-in ceremony was beautifully done and my family is forever grateful for Recompose. I really can’t say enough about how well Morgan treated me and my family. Just amazing!

Saraphina B

Renton, Washington

Thank you to the whole team from start to end of this process. It’s been such a warm and supportive experience in a world that’s been so difficult to navigate and unfamiliar to me. I can’t express my gratitude enough to the whole Recompose team for taking care of not only Justin, but also me. It meant a lot.

Una H

Seattle, Washington

I just wanted to say thank you for creating such a beautiful ceremony to send off my mom yesterday. It was moving, quiet, and meaningful. Members of the family called me after to say that the experience was healing for them in ways they had not expected.

Michelle M

Los Angeles, California

My mother chose composting as a way to give back to the earth. Recompose was amazing through all of it. Our family had a small viewing and they did an amazing job. Elaine was our guide through the process. She explained what to expect and was incredibly gracious and respectful. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Thank you.

Synneva R

Issaquah, Washington

It’s obvious that they are sincere in their mission to provide quality, ecological, compassionate care at the end of life. The space is warm and inviting. It’s evident that the care and various possibilities are catered to the families’ needs. An exceptional funeral home changing the death care landscape with gentle kindness.

Candace P

Seattle, Washington

The facility is so comforting and welcoming, you’d think it was a spa. Everything about Recompose is so well-thought, and I really appreciate the effort that the team has put into making the process of human composting more accessible, beautiful, and exciting.

Noah S

Seattle, Washington

Recompose is stunningly gorgeous. It’s a beautiful clean space, a careful and tender atmosphere, and luscious green imagery all around. The Gathering Space has tall ceilings and the illusion of sunbeams coming through the trees. Who knew it was possible to create such a sacred space in the middle of the industrial area of Seattle?

Nika N

Puyallup, Washington

We had no idea the profound significance receiving the soil of our son for our personal use would have. We used it to plant a dogwood tree in our yard that can be seen from his childhood bedroom. Our yard has become a spiritual place where we go to talk to our son while he, in turn, nourishes his dogwood tree. Thank you for this beautiful gift.

Karen Y

Seattle, Washington

The facility was so beautiful and peaceful, the decor was very thoughtful and invoked a strong sense of nature and elegance. The staff were incredibly kind and knowledgeable about the process. We left feeling so warm and hopeful for the future of natural death care. This really does feel like a crucial step into an eco-friendly future.

Jay C

Kirkland, Washington

Recompose has created a thoughtful, warm, and inviting place. A healthy and meaningful connection that reframes our relationship to nature in our last act and supports a critical cultural shift.

Deb G

Seattle, Washington

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How it Works

Our dedicated team is here to support you every step of the way.

STEP 1

Make Arrangements

Whether a death has occurred or is near, start making arrangements online, in person, or on the phone at (206) 800-8733. We are available any time, day or night.

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STEP 2

Schedule Complimentary Transportation

When you are ready, we’ll arrange safe transport of your loved one into our care. Transportation from anywhere in Washington and the Portland metro area is free.

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STEP 3

Plan a Ceremony (optional)

If you wish to have a ceremony to celebrate your loved one, we offer two beautifully curated spaces for in-person and virtual ceremonies. Please note: Ceremonies are not included in the base price of our service.

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STEP 4

Soil Transformation Begins

Over an 8 to 12-week process, your loved one will transform into life-giving soil. Our funeral directors will keep you informed throughout the process.

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STEP 5

Receive Your Loved One’s Soil

Grow new life by using your loved one’s soil for gardens, to plant trees, or scatter across their favorite places. You may also donate any amount to our Land Program to revitalize protected lands stewarded by nonprofit organizations in Western Washington.

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Pricing

Simple, transparent pricing. No hidden fees.

$7,000
Recompose Human Composting
This Price Includes:
Complimentary transportation to Recompose from anywhere in Washington State and the Portland metro area
Funeral director services
Sheltering of the body
Filing of paperwork and medical examiner tax
Transformation into soil
Soil packaged for pickup at Recompose Seattle
Soil donation to nonprofit conservation organizations
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Clients Stories

Our clients weave their own family, community, and faith traditions to create new rituals. Their stories inspire us.

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“He took great pleasure in being on the frontier with Recompose”

Two families share their experiences and the impact of choosing human composting and using Recompose.

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“A tangible way to honor Jeff’s love”

Jeff Mintle and his family loved to travel. They continue to honor him by spreading his soil in his favorite places around the world.

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“From Earth to Earth”

Sonia Baker was passionate about the environment. She wanted to be returned to the earth beneath a Gravenstein apple tree because they make the best apple pies.

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