The body is first washed and put in biodegradable clothing.

屍體首先被清洗並被放在可降解的衣服裡。

It's then laid to rest in a vessel on a bed of alfalfa, sawdust, and straw where it stays

然後，它被放置在一個容器中，放在紫花苜蓿、鋸末和稻草的床上，在那裡停留。

for 30 days.

為期30天。

Oxygen-starved microbes begin to eat the organic matter aka the body.

缺氧的微生物開始吃有機物，也就是身體。

And here’s a wild fact, the enzymes present in the gut during life, basically consume

這裡有一個瘋狂的事實，生命中存在於腸道中的酶，基本上消耗了

the body after death.

死後的身體。

The microbes create a number of byproducts like gases and liquids like phosphorus, nitrogen,

微生物會產生一些副產品，如氣體和液體，如磷、氮。

and potassium.

和鉀。

And once they're finished, only the bones and teeth remain as they're then broken down

一旦它們完成了，就只剩下骨頭和牙齒，因為它們會被分解。

by a machine into small pieces.

用機器將其切成小塊。

So that over the next 30 days, they too can be eaten by all the little microbes.

這樣，在接下來的30天裡，它們也可以被所有的小微生物吃掉。

Now, at the end of the whole process, the family of the departed gets about 400 pounds

現在，在整個過程結束時，離世者的家人得到了大約400磅。

of soil to use how they like.

土壤的使用方式是他們喜歡的。

The official name for human composting is Natural Organic Reduction.

人類堆肥的正式名稱是自然有機還原。

And right now, only a handful of states offer this option, with California being the latest

而現在，只有少數幾個州提供這種選擇，加州是最新的一個。

to legalize it.

以使其合法化。

Would you want to be composted?

你想被堆肥嗎？