The City of Davis will give each household (not apartment dwellers) a free compost bin, along with great literature on how to compost and recycle. The bin consists of a 5' x 3' sheet of heavy black plastic with holes in it so the organic material can drain, breath and decompose. The plastic sheet comes rolled up, so it is easy to carry on a bike. When you set it up in your yard, you can make the bin as small as you need simply by overlapping more of the plastic.
Visions of the Bin
The compost bin rolled up, ready for easy transport!
Instructions on how to set up the bin 
The compost bin in all it's glory
