Food waste collections are to be rolled out across Lincolnshire from next year.
Under the scheme, each home would get a small container to be used indoors and a larger 23-litre container for outside, which would be collected once a week.
Collections in Lincoln, West Lindsey, North Kesteven and South Kesteven are due to start in March and April 2026, with East Lindsey, Boston and South Holland expected to follow in the autumn.
Rather than being burned for energy, the waste would be used to produce clean biogas and fertiliser for farms, officials said.