Originally Posted by snohare

The old fashioned trick I've seen, which worked very well, was to put urine on the heap. First pee of the day is rich in nitrogen supposedly, and will do better than any other, but part of the secret might also be that the man who I saw do it used to leave the container a day or two until it smelt vile. Boy, did we get fantastic compost...and no covers needed, just open topped wooden bins.