Randi Fain MD, MS explores available environmentally friendly practices for the disposition of human corpses. First, she discusses green burial with Lee Webster, an author and educator who served on the Green Burial Council and Conservation Burial Alliance. Then, she explores alkaline hydrolysis (water cremation) with Barbara Kemmis, the Executive Director of the Cremation Association of North America. Finally, she examines human composting with Katrina Spade, the Founder and CEO of Recompose, a human composting company. Katrina is a visiting social innovator at Harvard Kennedy School.
This episode follows the July 2, 2025 episode titled Environmental impacts of conventional burial and cremation practices: an interview with Lee Webster.
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