As the festive period comes towards a close you may be thinking about what to do with your Christmas tree.

There are plenty of options across the West - whether you want to recycle or even give it to charity.

For regular waste collections, residents have been urged to check their postcode-based collection calendar and to use recycling and food waste collections as much as possible during the festive period.

Here is breakdown of what is available across the West Country.

Recycling centres

In Bristol, real Christmas trees can be taken to your nearest recycling centre for free.

In Gloucestershire, trees can be taken to Robinswood Hill and Eastern Avenue Depot to be recycled.

The council asks on its website that trees are left in the allocated location at these sites.

In Somerset, trees can be recycled via the garden waste skips at any recycling site.

In Wiltshire, you can take your tree to any of the household recycling centres - free of charge.

Local collections

In Bristol, the city's waste company has said trees must be no taller than 2m if they are to be collected and all decorations must be removed.

People are asked to check their waste collection calendar for the tree symbol to discover when their collection will take place.

In Gloucestershire, those who subscribe to the garden waste service can cut up their real Christmas tree and put it in their green garden waste bin - with decorations removed and the bin lid closed.

In Somerset and Wiltshire, garden waste subscribers can leave trees, under 2m in length, next to their garden waste recycling bin on the first collection date in January.

Charity schemes

In Wiltshire, for a donation, you can have your real Christmas tree collected by a local charity.

People should check to find out if the various charities involved will be collecting in their area before registering.

A similar scheme operates in Gloucestershire where Longfield Community Hospice runs a tree collection service for a voluntary donation.