Alternative schemes are collecting real Isle of Wight Christmas trees for recycling, in return for charity cash.

The Isle of Wight Council is only extending its service to garden waste subscribers, this year.

As we edge closer to twelfth night 2024, on January 5, here are five options for what to do with your tree:

Use it in your garden

The Royal Horticultural Society has plenty of ideas for Islanders with gardens, including letting your tree biodegrade, and chopping it up or shredding it.

Lynnbottom/Afton Marsh

Take them to the green waste part of the tip, at Afton Marsh and Lynnbottom. Make sure you have removed all the decorations.

TDG Tree Services

After a one-year hiatus, TDG Tree Services is returning for a fourth year to collect, chip and recycle real Christmas trees.

Pick-ups will be on January 4 and 5, in return for a minimum £7 donation to the Isle of Wight Foodbank. 

Booking at tdgtreeservices.co.uk on a first-come-first-served basis for the limited slots.

Onward Waste

From January 2, Onward Waste is collecting trees for £10, Island-wide.

There is no limit to the height of tree.

Book at onwardwaste.co.uk

Garden waste subscribers

If you have a subscription, put your real Christmas tree outside, along with your garden waste bin/sack for recycling, at no additional charge.

Collections will take place between January 1 to 12.