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Sewer blocked by large Pooh!
A large Winnie the Pooh teddy, a bike, a fax machine, jeans and a snake were among a host of bizarre items found in Scotland's sewers last year.
Scottish Water said it dealt with more than 40,000 blockages in the drains and sewer network.
Most were caused by people putting things such as cooking oil, nappies and baby wipes down sinks and toilets.
It is running an awareness campaign to highlight the issue, which it said creates costs of more than £7m a year.
Read more here —> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-26195258
Scottish Water said it dealt with more than 40,000 blockages in the drains and sewer network.
Most were caused by people putting things such as cooking oil, nappies and baby wipes down sinks and toilets.
It is running an awareness campaign to highlight the issue, which it said creates costs of more than £7m a year.
Read more here —> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-26195258
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