Hi - Compost is great and really pretty easy. I got a compost tumbler (google it) there are quite a few to choose from at all prices.. but you can do the same thing with a trashcan... with a tight fitting lid. In the beginning it's really important to get the balance right - green stuff like kitchen scraps or grass clippings, but also put brown stuff in there - I used some mulch..or dead leaves..you just turn the compost occasionally - Mine is on a stand, so you turn it - you can also roll the can..just make sure the lid doesn't come off. You can tell if your compost is too green, it smells like ammonia... after that, just keep adding kitchen scraps or leaves or whatever - no meat however, and be careful with seeds..they can sprout. I have put drier lint in there..also I have put paper vacuum cleaner bags in there - it all breaks down...paper towels..egg shells.. it's great! I recycle everything and with the composter too, I hardly ever have garbage to take to the curb...just what's left..chicken bones and stuff like that... I make a "compost tea" for my houseplants.. put compost in an old pillowcase and put in a bucket of water...it's rich and dark and full of great stuff - don't get it on your clothes though, it will stain. I gave it to my gardening friends as a gift. Have fun.