“One of the mantras of the amateur economy has been the need to repair, reuse, renew, recycle. Initiatives such as Freecycle will have an impact,” he said.

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He said he hoped the website would become “the eBay of storage” and encourage communities to exchange services with each other in a similar vein to Freecycle, a website which allows people to acquire or get rid of objects such as furniture for free.

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For any residents not on a garden waste collection round, trees should be taken to the nearest household waste recycling centre or any local DIY retailer or garden centre that is running a tree recycling scheme. The District Council is also encouraging local people to take any unwanted gifts or old items to a charity shop or make them available online at www.freecycle.org to find them a new home locally.

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Trawling charity shops and tips, and searching on websites Gumtree, Freecycle and eBay, the pair managed to create an incredible home from items no-one wanted.

What would have cost about £35,000 using new materials has been done for under £3,000 – albeit with thousands of man-hours.

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The council is also warning us that any waste left by the side of or on the top of our bin won’t be collected.

And did you receive any unwanted Christmas presents? Then here’s a good tip – why not swap it for something that Santa didn’t bring you – try Freecycle.

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And before you throw anything away, consider if it could be recycled or useful to somebody else.

“You can list unwanted items on the freecycle website, where instead of throwing away goods, people are offered them free.”

Coun. Jonathan Eyre, Pendle Council’s Climate Change Champion, is urging Pendle residents to follow David’s lead.

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Meanwhile, any serious bargain babes are already on Freecycle — which matches people who have things they want to get rid of with people who can use them, with the aim of keeping useable items out of landfills. I owe it for my solid wood dining table; my daughter owes it for her immaculate Hotpoint washer and dryer. And not a penny spent.

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