Helen O’Callaghan says one company’s waste material can be a second life with another, and the Smile exchange is a contact point between the two.

From full sail ahead on the high seas to stylish, limited edition handbags for the high street.

A free “green network” which helps businesses cut costs by reusing byproducts and materials bound for landfill has doubled its membership in 18 months and is now poised to sign up its 1,000th member.