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Witness from Earth Funeral backs bill to legalize natural organic reduction in Ohio

Senate Local Government Committee · February 17, 2026
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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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