Waste not, want not: Meet the woman who has scavenged for £80,000 worth of food for family from BINS Kelly Athena has fed her family from bins for four years Her obsession with so called 'freeganism' is driving her husband 'mad' She has even fed friends with food salvaged from bins during a dinner party As the saying goes - waste not, want not. But Kelly Athena's obsession with scavenging for all of her food in bins and skips is driving her husband to the point of distraction. For the past four years, Mrs Athena, from Phoenix, Arizona, has been 'dumpster diving' to find ingredients for all of her meals. Kelly Athena, from Phoenix, Arizona, has been dumpster diving for the past four years since learning about the practice in a documentary Since then she's salvaged close of $125,000 worth of food from bins to stock her fridge, freezer and cupboard She prepares meals for her family and friends with bin spoils, claiming the food 'tastes just fine' She learned about the practice - which sees people pick through commercial bins outside shops, restaurants and supermarkets, for out of date food - in a documentary. Since then she's salvaged close of $125,000 worth of food from bins, even serving a meal made from supermarket spoils to friends at a dinner party. Her husband, who refused to be named or have his face shown on TV, said he is embarrassed by her actions. He said: 'I'm in constant fear that the police will call me.' Dumpster diving is not illegal in Arizona. But many businesses could prosecute Mrs Athena, who disguises herself as staff using a selection of hats and aprons, for trespass if she was discovered onsite. Despite this she refuses to stop and drives more than 30 miles a day to check out 20 different dumpsters for thrown out food. Dumpster diving, or freeganism, sees people pick through commercial bins outside shops, restaurants and supermarkets, for out of date food But many businesses could prosecute Mrs Athena, who disguises herself as staff using a selection of hats and aprons, for trespass if she was discovered onsite On average she takes home 12 boxes of food on each bin diving expedition On average she takes home 12 boxes of food on each run. Her fridge and freezer are both fully stocked with food that is often out of date, but she insists it tastes fine. She had kept her bin diving a secret from friends and neighbours until she invited several of them round for a party. Mrs Athena served them the salvaged food including a four month old pizza, topped with cheese two weeks' past it's sell by date. She said while most of her friends praised the food, all of them were left horrified when she told them it was all from a bin. Mrs Athena tucks into one of her thrifty finds. Bin diving is not illegal She had kept her bin diving a secret from friends until she served them a four month old pizza, topped with cheese two weeks' past it's sell by date Most of her friends praised the food but all of them were left horrified when she told them it was all from a bin Her story will be featured on American station TLC's My Crazy Obsession. The show features people with unusual fixations and has in the past has included a woman who claims to love rats more than people, including her estranged husband. Chantal Banks has a total of 19 long-tailed friends - which she describes as children - in her two-bedroom home. She lets each of the rodents lick her lips, nibble food from her mouth and run across her while she sleeps. It has also featured a woman obsessed with looking like Barbie, a man who has converted his garage into a Pan AM cabin, and a man who eats bugs.