You can leave the Christmas lights up until January, but if you opted for a natural tree it might be time to say goodbye.

When the time comes there are many options to dispose of this year’s tree.

One of the easiest ways is via a charity. There are charities across the UK that accept donations of Christmas artificial trees while many local councils offer collection services for real ones.

If you have a small tree you could simply remove the decorations and chop it into smaller pieces for disposal in your regular garden bin.

It is even possible to compost a real Christmas tree although it will take some hard work to break branches into tiny pieces.

Depending on how green-fingered you are you could even replant the tree and never say goodbye to the festive season!