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Committee discusses natural organic reduction; funeral directors and cemeteries disagree on regulatory approach
Summary
Senate bill S3007 (and companion A4085) on natural organic reduction (human composting) drew support from funeral directors and providers for consumer choice and environmental benefits, while cemetery groups urged inclusion in final‑disposition rules and raised financial concerns; the committee held the bill for further regulatory drafting.
Senate bill S3007, which would permit controlled natural organic reduction (NOR) of human remains as a mortuary process, was the subject of detailed discussion on May 22.
Samantha Link, director of government affairs for the New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association, testified that NOR should be defined and regulated as a mortuary treatment (not final disposition) performed by licensed funeral directors and that regulations must…
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