At about 7 days I noticed that it looked like it was fermenting. A layer of slurry was floating on top of a bunch of bubbles. Before the other day I did not notice that. It didn't smell bad, just like wet paper. I figured the glue from the envelopes had a hand in starting a fermentation.
Also, I would imagine that if you use yard waste as an addition, you may get seeds in there to germinate if you leave it in there for any length of time. might start growing for some sunlight.