Where can I recycle my real Christmas tree?
BBCAs the festive season draws to a close getting rid of real Christmas trees can be a hassle.
What is the best way to recycle a tree and make sure it is not wasted?
A number of councils will accept them at recycling centres, or if you have a garden waste collection service running over winter, they can often be cut up and put in the bin.
A range of charities and organisations also offer doorstep tree collection and recycling services in return for donations.
St Giles Hospice is collecting real trees in some Birmingham, Walsall and Staffordshire postcodes between 9 and 12 January, with a minimum suggested donation of £15 for a tree up to 8ft.
Birmingham Hospice is also collecting trees, but has urged people to book a collection by 5 January.
City of Wolverhampton Council said trees can be chopped up and put in garden waste bins, or taken to its household waste and recycling centres at Anchor Lane or Shaw Road.
The council is also supporting Compton Care's treecylcing scheme, with collections, for a donation, between 9 - 12 January, and the trees shredded for biofuel.
Across Coventry and Warwickshire, volunteers are collecting trees to raise funds for two local charities, Myton Hospices and Pass The Smile. Tree are recycled into compost or biomass, with collections happening between 9 and 11 January. Again, you will need to register by 5 January.
Warwick District Council is also collecting real Christmas trees from 9 to 23 January and said residents do not need to have a garden waste permit subscription to have a tree collected.
Trees can also be taken to Warwickshire County Council recycling centres.
In Worcestershire, real trees can be taken to any of the 11 council household recycling centres across the county.
Charities offering to collect for a donation include Kemp Hospice between 9 and 10 January, Primrose Hospice between 10 and 12 January and the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust between 10 and 13 January.
In Herefordshire, the council advises to book a slot at one of its recycling centres to dispose of real trees or wreaths made from natural plants.
St Michael's Hospice, Hereford is also collecting real trees from the doorstep between 9 and 11 January from £15.
Shropshire Council said real trees can go in, or next to, garden waste bins, if residents are subscribed to its garden waste service.
But if the tree is more than 5ft high, it needs cutting into smaller pieces.
Christmas trees can also be taken to the authority's household recycling centres.
In Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, councils accept real trees at their recycling centres.
Several charities in Staffordshire will also collect and recycle real trees for a donation.
They include Katherine House Hospice and Dougie Mac Hospice, which said last year it raised £31,437 for its services through tree collections.
