The end result is a quantity of green-brown tinted liquid (containing
amino acids,
peptides,
sugars and
salts) and soft, porous white bone remains (
calcium phosphate) easily crushed in the hand (although a
cremulator is more commonly used) to form a white-colored dust. The "ash" can then be returned to the
next of kin of the deceased. The liquid is disposed of either through the sanitary sewer system, or through some other method, including use in a garden or green space. To dispose of 1,000 pounds (450 kg), approximately 60–240 US gallons (230–910 l; 50–200 imp gal) of water are used, resulting in 120–300 US gallons (450–1,140 l; 100–250 imp gal) of effluent, which carries a dried weight of 20 pounds (9.1 kg) (approximately 2% of original weight).