Starting kitchen scraps composting

I have a compost caddy from lakeland, it has a lid with a charcoal filter to keep smells in which rarely needs changing and fruit flies are not a problem.  

This is from the 'compost advice' from our council;

If you put in hoover contents or lint from the dryer it has to be natural fibres only, synthetics wont rot down and may release chamicals.

If putting kichen roll in make sure it hasn't been in contact with oi,l fats or meat.  No cooked food or animal derived food stuffs should go in.  A small amount of citrus is ok, don't over-do it though.

Egg shells need to be crushed or they take ages to compost.

Wool and feathers can go in and natural fibre clothes.

Ashes from wood, paper or lumpwood charcoal.

Potato peel if fine apparently

Quote from: strangerachael on November 11, 2009, 10:17

I have a bokashi system ....

That sounds interesting Rachael  . Is it expensive to set up and then keep buying the bran?

It's not the cheapest system but it does mean you hardly have to throw any food away and it all rots down very quickly once it's in the compost bin. There is a tight fitting lid so no problems with flies or smells.
There are so many places selling them now that the price has come down quite considerably. have a google around - there is lots of info on the internet and some good bargains.