THE presents have been unwrapped, the carols have been sung and the turkey eaten, but there is still one reminder of the Christmas season to be dealt with - the tree.
Residents throughout the Basingstoke area are being urged not to dump or burn their trees but to recycle them.
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council is providing recycling facilities across Basingstoke to prevent trees being dumped or put into wheelie bins.
The Environment Agency is also urging the public to help prevent rivers from flooding by recycling Christmas trees rather than dumping them in waterways.
As well as being green, the people of Basingstoke can help the borough win a recycling award.
Environmental campaigners Going for Green have set up a competition to see which borough in the country will recycle the most trees.
Recycling points are located at: Brighton Hill - Gershwin Road, Sports Pavilion Burghclere - Harts Lane Recreation Ground Daneshill - Recycling Centre, Wade Road Eastrop - Eastrop Park Hatch Warren - Community Centre, Long Cross Road Kingsclere - Fieldgate Centre Oakley - Oakley Lane (school layby) Oakridge - Upper Sherborne Road Playing Field Overton - St Luke's Hall Popley - Carpenters Down Open Space South Ham - Russell Howard Park, St Andrew's Road Tadley - South Down Playing Fields Town centre - Memorial Park, Crossborough Hill Car Park Whitchurch - Silk Mill Car Park Winklebury - Winklebury Way Playing Fields Car Park. Garden Centres Country Gardens - Winchester Road, North Waltham The Darling Buds of May - Newbury Road, Headley Elm Park Garden Centre - Aldermaston Road, Pamber End Country Gardens - Wildmoor Lane, Sherfield-on-Loddon Scats Country Stores - Wildmoor Lane, Sherfield The Cottage Garden - Newbury Road, Kingsclere B & Q - Lister Road, Basingstoke Homebase - Winchester Road, Basingstoke.
In addition to Christmas tree recycling, Basingstoke's household waste centre in Wade Road also accepts festive season left-overs including wrapping paper, gift boxes, cards and empty drinks bottles.
It is open between 8am and 4pm.
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