What I did was go to Lowe's and spend 50 bucks on a gorgeous plastic compost bin that's happily composting away. What a good ole boy told me, after he finished laughing at me, was to put my compostables in heavy black plastic bags and sprinkle in a bit of regular yeast to get it started. I haven't tried that, since the bin hasn't gotten full. I assume there's compost at the bottom, but I don't need it till spring so I haven't looked. There's little doors on the side to take it out.
$50 is a good price. The only ones I see are $250. I’ll have to take a peek at Lowes. The problem is that they have put everything away already for the winter. All garden departments have been transformed into hunting departments, Halloween departments, or Christmas departments.