Your local council will have a disposal facility available a few weeks after Christmas, or you can shred and compost Christmas trees just like other garden waste - get yourself a shredder and start composting, or no-dig gardening.

Tools for Self Reliance refurbish tools in the UK then send them to communities in Africa.

Cork cannot yet be collected and recycled in the UK. Schemes exist in other countries, including Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and Australia, but quantities are still relatively small.

If you have just ripped out your old bathroom or kitchen don't just chuck away the pipes, sink, toilet etc. You can use them as planters, or sink them into the ground to stop plants like mint spreading out of control.

If your old bathroom was particularly Victorian (as opposed to that 70s avocado suite) you might be able to sell it to an architectural salvage yard. Old chimney pots are in particular demand, and the resale value can be £50-£100 or more.

The Furniture Re-use Network (FRN) is a national body which supports re-use organisations throughout the UK. They have a map of re-use charities.