In Lincolnshire, household food waste collections are to be rolled out across parts of the county for the first time.
Four district councils will launch the initiative in April, with the other three following in the autumn.
Lincolnshire County Council said food waste would be made into nutrient-rich fertiliser for farms, as well as renewable energy to power homes and businesses.
Rachel Stamp, waste partnerships and projects manager, said the council believed the changes would bring “consistency across the country” and was likely to “account for 7% on our recycling rate”.
She added: “It’s a really good thing. Environmentally, it’s exactly the right thing to do.
“This is about moving waste up the waste hierarchy, so into re-use and recycling as far as possible, rather than into disposal.”
A spokesperson for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said: “We have already provided £261.7m transitional capital funding and £79.5m transitional resource funding for weekly food waste collections.
“This money has been provided to help local authorities with the start-up costs to set up a food waste service, including the purchasing of bins and trucks, project management, procurement and communications.”