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Witness from Earth Funeral backs bill to legalize natural organic reduction in Ohio
Summary
Tom Harris, CEO of Earth Funeral, urged the committee to support Senate Bill 323 to authorize natural organic reduction (NOR) as a voluntary disposition option, saying NOR is legal in 14 states, converts remains to soil in about a month, and meets religious and environmental preferences for some families.
Tom Harris, CEO of Earth Funeral, testified in favor of Senate Bill 323, which would allow natural organic reduction (NOR) — a technology-assisted process that converts human remains into soil — as a legal disposition option in Ohio.
Harris described NOR as a process that uses organic materials and engineered vessels to accelerate decomposition,…
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