Food waste bins have started to be collected but some caddies were stolen when they were delivered.
New bins were meant to be in place on 31 March, but another council pushes a start date back.
The number of weekly collections has increased in many areas, with more set to see the service soon.
Hope Kitchen Social Cafe offers pay as you feel meals to residents in Longley using surplus food.
Coventry City Council will make the first of the new collections on 7 September.
The scheme had been due to launch in September but has now been pushed back to 19 October.
About 200,000 bins are being delivered to South Holland in Lincolnshire, replacing plastic bags.
Cornwall Council says about 36,000 tonnes of food waste has been recycled over two years.
Some residents say changes to recycling arrangements are causing issues with flies and odour.
