[sanuka]

I've just got a dalek compost bin but I can't decide where to put it.

What should I be thinking about when finding a spot for it? Is it best at the back near the shed? some people on the site have theirs right at the front of their plots, some at the back and some in the middle.

I need to settle on somewhere as there is lots to put in it already!

[Rampant_Weasel]

somewhere were it gets the sun all day is best and not near where u gonna relax cos of the flies

[Oliveview]

We bought a large plastic drum with a tight fitting lid, I got my kind neighbour to slice off the bottom and it is now a great compost bin  Cost me 6€ which was around 4.00pounds,  Lidl had compost bins but they were tiny and expensive.  
Pamela

[Bombers]

Also, down wind from where you sit/relax....

[compostqueen]

yeah in sun, they heat up really quickly, espesh if you add lawn mowings - not too thickly though
You need a mix of greens and browns and you can add crumpled up cardboard or newpaper which makes some air spaces between the heavier stuff.  I'd grow some comfrey so you can rip off leaves and add them to the bin as it acts as an activator, as does human wee     Mens' is better but if there's no man around then it's every woman for herself     Oh, nettles act as an activator too.

Don't put cooked food in it!  I put washed out egg shells in mine, they don't break down but do give a nice grittiness to the finished compost which will help deter slugs. Well that's the theory     Tea bags, egg boxes, veg peelings, annual weeds, spent plants and flowers, pet bedding from hamster cages etc but only from herbivores. No dog or cat muck !
Woody stuff like cabbage stalks might best be chopped up and added to a colder heap then added to the dalek when it's broken down a bit. If you want to add the thick stuff like brassicas stalks I'd given em a good chop up with a hatchet (good for venting anger) or put em through a shredder first.  Not really essential but it will speed things up.

[sanuka]

Thanks I've placed at at the front as it's in full sun and is where the closest neighbours also have theirs. Also it's far from where we plan to sit

Is it okay to put the grass in we've dug up? it's not lawn mowings more clumps of grass.

we have lots of nettles so will put those in too.

[compostqueen]

I don't think they stink. Mine don't - unless of course I'm immune