環保殯葬新選擇？美企業推遺體堆肥
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一家美國的公司宣佈了一種新的埋葬方式，這個過程被稱為「人類遺體堆肥」。
A US company has announced a new way to be buried. Its process is called "human composting."
這會將遺體分解為土壤，這些土壤後續可以用於住家花園中。
It breaks a dead body down into dirt. The dirt can then be used in a garden at home.
這家公司名為「重組」，它表示它的服務對地球來說是比較好的。
The company's name is Recompose（重組）. It says its service is better for the planet.
當遺體被埋葬或為葬禮而火化時，會產生大量碳排放；相較之下，人類遺體堆肥則釋放非常少量的碳。
A lot of carbon is produced when bodies are buried or burned for funerals. By contrast, human composting releases very little carbon.
為執行「人類遺體堆肥」，需將遺體放置於一個內有植物的箱子中，自然變化的過程將會使它分解，留下的將會是一些可以回歸地球的泥土。
For it to work, the dead body is placed in a box with plants. Natural processes are allowed to break the body down. The result is some soil that can go back to Earth.
目前已經完成了 6 組測試，他們都是自願者。
There have already been six tests of human composting, all with volunteers.
然而，目前這項埋葬方式僅在美國的一個州合法，重組希望在未來會有更多地方將人類遺體堆肥合法化。
However, it's only legal in one state in the US for now. Recompose hopes that more places will allow it in the future.
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