HI there, many thanks for your enquiry. Once the worms are actively eating the waste the smell is minimal hardly any at all. Harvesting your compost does take a while the first time around as you have to fill all 3 boxes before you can get your compost from the first box. Each box can take 2-3 months to fill, as the worms are eating away and reducing the waste by up to 80%. After the first year it will be able to cope with daily waste, you do have to start slowly in the first few months.
Hope this helps and is not too confusing.
Best regards, Graham
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