And this week our curiosity has led us to human composting. SD: Yeah, so human composting is basically a way to turn a human body into soil after you die. Since then, human composting has been slowly gaining traction and is now legal in 14 states. Alright, Sarah, I think most of us have a general idea about how composting works with fruits and vegetables or egg shells, coffee grounds, but how does human composting work? So if you did go the human composting route, what would you want to happen to the soil?