Dumpster-diving couple furnished their home with free treasures and saved $11K on food

Meet the dumpster-diving couple who have furnished their entire home for FREE using items people have thrown away and save $11,000-a-year on food eating out of bins.Amir Jardan, 38, and his fiancé, Ruth Moore, 27, have been finding treasures in dumpsters since 2022.Over the years, the pair from Dorchester, Dorset, have discovered items such as faulty iPads and drones in the trash — that Amir restores.They’ve also got their hands on rare trainers, luxury perfumes and designer clothing.The savvy couple — who have three children aged seven, five and six months — even stock their fridge and pantry with bread, pasta, chocolate and crisps they find in supermarket bins and spend a minute $65-a-week topping up with a food shop.They spend up to nine hours a week trawling through the bins of their local stores — and say it’s saved them $9,000 in total on home decor and saves them roughly $11,000-a-year on groceries.They have even been able to deck out their entire cottage in Dunelm furniture they discovered in the store’s bin — including a light fitting worth $176, a coffee table worth $222 and rugs worth up to $77.Amir, a fire alarm engineer, said: “We get an adrenaline rush every time we go, we can’t stop.“You never know what you’re going to find — it’s like treasure hunting.“We don’t shop anymore because you don’t get the same buzz when something is full price.“Ruth and I are both from humble beginnings so we know what the cost-of-living is like – which is worse than ever.“Anything we won’t use or keep, we donate to the charity, We Are Humans.“It’s fun to cop a steal but we want to give back to people who need it and do our bit for the environment.“We’re teaching our kids the true value of items.“I hope one day to launch a programme when I can go into schools and teach kids why dumpster diving is a great hobby and resource.”Ruth, a postwoman, added: “It’s our bonding time and getting in those industrial bins is a w...