Becasue I am very impatient and also becasue I love gadgets
I have bought a Mini Hotbin.
It cost £150, and is made out of recycled materials - it's like black expanded foam gone hard
Came with full instructions including a belt to stop it bursting it's belly
and its own hot water bottle in case it gets cold.
It came with a bag of 'bulking agent' - which just looks like wood chips, but smells nice.
So as per the instructions, i put a layer of small twigs on the bottom and in my wheel barrow I mixed up garden waste (grass cuttings and grass and weeds pulled up from beside it), kitchen waste (bits of uncooked food, tea bags, coffee grounds etc). torn up carbboard and paper, and the wood chips - in the ratio suggested.
Dumped it all in the bin and went in for lunch.
An hour later and the temperature had risen from 60C to 80 C