If you live in these local authorities:
Durham City
Easington
Sedgefield
Chester-le-Street
Then your kerbside collection will now be done by GreenCycle (http://www.greencycle.co.uk/)
If you live in these local authorities the kerbside collection will now be done by the local authority. You will see no major change to the service (other than it will be local authority vehicles and staff collecting the material). For more details check you local authority website:
Sunderland City (http://www.sunderland.gov.uk)
Gateshead (http://www.gateshead.gov.uk)
Kerb-it is still operating in South Tyneside
If you live in South Tyneside then your Kerb-it service remains unchanged: go here to see more details of the Kerb-it scheme.