When the bin is full leave it until all the kitchen waste has been eaten and turned into brown crumbly worm compost which should take 3 to 4 months. Then you can dig out your compost and put it in a bag to mature further or use it immediately in the garden. Collect any worms while you empty the bin and put them back in to restart the cycle. This compost can be used as potting compost or put directly onto the soil to add fertility. Bogs and their wildlife are destroyed by peat mining worldwide.
Bogs are a finite resource.
An area of bog 20 times the size of Monaco is destroyed in Ireland each year. Moss peat is often mined from conservation worthy bogs. Gardening facts Garden plants don't need peat - wild ones such as Sundews and Bog Cotton do. Professional and amateur gardeners can and do use alternative composts to moss peat. As a direct result of the peat campaign you can now buy peat-free composts and container grown plants.