Home Shows Down to Earth Video content Program Environment To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: DOWN TO EARTH © FRANCE 24 06:34 Issued on: 02/11/2026 - 16:41Modified: 02/11/2026 - 16:41 From the show Humans have caused irreversible changes to our planet in their time on Earth, pollution that continues even in death. Cremation relies heavily on fossil fuels, while traditional burials take up land. So is there a more eco-friendly way to honour our loved ones? French scientists are exploring the possibility of composting human bodies, a process that returns those who have died to the earth. Our Down to Earth team reports. Video by:
Scientists begin tests on human composting, an eco-friendly alternative to burials and cremation
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