A Texas woman says she makes about $17,000 a year dumpster diving.
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Kelly Sparks and her husband heard about ‘dumpster diving’ from some friends who attended the university with her husband in 2012. The couple decided to give it a try.
‘”We decided to try it one night and were blown away by the amount of food thrown away at local organic grocery stores.” – Kelly Sparks
Since then, Sparks has quit her job so that she can dumpster dive full-time. Sparks told the Daily Mail:
“We didn’t buy groceries for the entire nine months I lived out there — it really opened my eyes to the lifestyle and my love for it has only grown since. We save roughly $500 a month on food, drinks, wine, clothes, appliances, toiletries, cleaning supplies, etc. I use the items I find in dumpsters every day. The majority of my clothing, all of the jewelry I wear, my shampoo and conditions, razors, face wash, lotions, and even toothpaste comes from the trash.”
The couple also sells some of the found items online, generating an income of about $17,000 a year.
“I have been told a couple times that what I am doing is gross and unsanitary — but I believe that comes from a lack of understanding on the subject. ‘When I say “I eat food that I find in dumpsters,” people tend to think of half eaten sandwiches or left overs from restaurants. What I hope to convey to them is that I am talking about sealed and unopened items from groceries stores.” – Sparks
