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.

2023, 2024, 2025

Voted Best Funeral Home in the PNW

4.9 Rating

5.0
Recompose
123 Client Reviews on Google
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Your Final Choice Impacts the Earth

Skip the cremation, the casket, and the carbon. By choosing soil transformation, your loved one’s final act becomes a gift to the planet, helping forests and future generations thrive.

Cremation

contributes to climate change

It burns fossil fuels and emits carbon dioxide and toxic particulates into the air.

Burial

pollutes soil and consumes valuable land

Caskets use 4 million acres of forest every year in the U.S. alone.

Soil Transformation

saves 1 metric ton of carbon pollution

Your loved one’s body is transformed into life-giving soil.

Local, Independently Owned, and Designed for Community

Your loved one will be transformed into soil in our beautiful, modern funeral home. If you wish to gather with friends and family, our light-filled urban sanctuary offers a welcoming place to come together.

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Receive truly personalized support from an experienced, human team, never from AI or chatbots. Every interaction is rooted in compassion, respect, and thoughtful guidance.

Know exactly what to expect with transparent, simple pricing. We do not work on commission and never upsell.

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Place your loved one in the care of the pioneers of human composting. Our team of experts sets the global standard, ensuring the highest quality nutrient-rich soil.

Connect more deeply, with others, nature, and with the cycle of life and death, through our thoughtfully curated spaces, services, and ceremonies.

Here For You Every Step of the Way

Our dedicated team understands that each moment and decision matters deeply.

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STEP 1

Make Arrangements

Call us day or night at (206) 800-8733. We’ll gather the essential details and coordinate the safe transport of your loved one into our care. Transportation within our service area is included at no additional cost.

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STEP 2

Plan a Ceremony

Commemorate your loved one in our beautifully curated space, with in-person and virtual ceremonies available as an additional service.

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STEP 3

Soil Transformation

Our funeral directors will guide you throughout the 8–12 week transformation of your loved one into life-giving soil.

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STEP 4

Grow New Life

Choose how your loved one’s soil continues to give back—nourish gardens, plant trees, return it to meaningful places, or donate a portion to protected lands stewarded by conservation organizations.

Recompose has Appeared In

“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

Recompose Soil Transformation

Simple, transparent pricing. No hidden fees.

$7,000
This Price Includes:
Transformation into soil
Transportation to Recompose from within Washington and the Portland metro area
Funeral director services
Filing of paperwork
An obituary on the Recompose website
Soil packaged for pickup or shipment
The opportunity to donate soil to conservation organizations
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From Our Clients

Recompose earned recognition as best funeral home in the Pacific Northwest for the last three years in a row by attentively caring for 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

Voted Best Funeral Home in the Pacific Northwest in 2023, 2024, and 2025, Recompose is a green funeral home in Seattle offering soil transformation to clients across the country. After years of research, design, and grassroots legislative work, Recompose became the world’s first human composting company in 2017, offering a state-of-the-art facility and a fresh approach to funeral care. At the heart of our work is a focus on exceptional, personalized service.

4 S. Idaho Street, Seattle, WA 98134 | (206) 800-8733
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