Only three councils in the North East and Cumbria region hit a deadline to begin weekly collections.
Changes are on their way for more residents of Northamptonshire, so how will households be affected?
A charity selling over supplies and damaged stock say they want to cut waste and help people live.
A South Kesteven District Council cabinet member says the new system had experienced some "teething issues".
A weekly food waste collection is being rolled out gradually across Cambridgeshire.
Some Yarm residents say they have have seen more rodents after the introduction of food waste caddies.
Waste firm Veolia applies to turn a site in Fenn's Bank, Wrexham, into a composting facility.
Residents have been asked not to use the caddies until the service begins in June.
The compost is made from food and garden waste people put in their brown bins throughout the year.
