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Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Nisha Mal

'I do my weekly shop in supermarket skips - I spent £70 a year on groceries'

Meet the woman who says she spends just £70 a year on food - by getting all of her meals from supermarket bins. Sofie Juel-Andersen, 29, started 'dumpster diving' three years ago - and hasn't looked back since.

She started out by getting just fresh produce from designated bins - but soon realised she could get an entire weekly shop. And Sofia reckons she now saves thousands of pounds annually.

The restaurant manager, originally from Aarhus, Denmark, said: “Dumpster diving became like a rescue mission for me. So much good food is being wasted - and supermarkets know there are people out there who can’t afford to eat.

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