For decades now, if someone died, there were two choices: burial, or cremation.

But soon, Australians may get a third choice for how they choose to farewell their loved ones, thanks to a growing trend overseas.

Today, senior writer Bevan Shields on human composting: a method of burial that may give you the ick, but that is giving many others profound peace of mind.

For decades now, if someone died, there were two choices: burial, or cremation.
But soon, Australians may get a third choice for how they choose to farewell their loved ones, thanks to a growing trend overseas. Today, senior writer Bevan Shields on human composting: a method of burial that may give you the ick, but that is giving many others profound peace of mind.

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The Morning Edition (formerly Please Explain) brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

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The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

The Morning Edition brings you the story behind the story with the best journalists in Australia. Join host Samantha Selinger-Morris from the newsrooms of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, weekdays from 5am.

From dust to dust: Is human composting the new way to bury the dead?

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