Landlords, flats and compost

In our family we think composting should be practically mandatory.  I mean, why are the residents of York complaining about food waste, when they could put it into a compost bin and forget about it?  But I did think of a problem.  How can we move forward with either flats, or rented houses?  It is likely that, due to landlord disinclination, a compost bin would not be provided.  Any lessee will not be particularly enthusiastic about setting up a bin, especially when a lease may only cove a few months.  That is one to ponder.  I guess the best way would be to have local collections of food waste.  But I think we should still think very locally (i.e. no more than 2 miles) for the composting of this material.