She likes to joke that she tried cooking them, then tried drowning them, then the maggots came. Then she got it together. She put food in every few days, alternating sides, and checked the bin each morning. After a couple of weeks, she suddenly realized what had started as wood chips and garbage had become rich dirt. Bacteria bred by the conditions breaks down the matter.
Worms turn the matter, which helps activate the breaking down.
Then they eat it and excrete worm castings, which become dirt. As they work, they shrink the mass. No pet feces. Ontkush keeps her bins simple. She uses mostly found objects, disposable when at all possible.