Green Party councillor for Berridge, Shuguftah Quddoos, said it had been difficult to get people involved.
“Overall, it’s been disappointing, take-up has been low,” she said.
“It’s a challenging neighbourhood because we have a really mixed community here of all ages and all backgrounds, so it’s been a real challenge to raise awareness.”
She added she is optimistic, however, that more people can be convinced.
“A generation ago, none of us had a brown [recycling] bin, none of us recycled at all, it was a new concept, so changing behaviour and changing your routine to do things differently is always going to be a challenge,” she said.
“It was a challenge for me, and once I understood that this food waste is going to power buses and heat homes, I was like – ‘this is great’.”
Local resident Mark Shotter said taking part had been very straightforward.
“The peelings and other bits of food that can’t be used for whatever reason simply go into the little food waste bin which I’ve got next to my general waste bin,” he said.
“When it gets full enough, I take it outside and put it into the larger food waste bin provided by the council. There’s no real extra work involved as far as I’m concerned, it’s just a case of which bin you put it in.”