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How did an Ayrshire bin end up in a German village?

Jonathan Geddes
BBC Scotland News
Christian Kühne A brown bin with a blue lid, with North Ayrshire Council written on the bin.Christian Kühne
The bin was spotted in the village of Viernau in the east of

A North Ayrshire Council bin has swapped Saltcoats for sauerkraut - after being unexpectedly found in a German village.

The wheelie bin was spotted in the village of Viernau by an intrigued local, who took to social media to ask if anyone had any idea how it had arrived there.

North Ayrshire Council told BBC Scotland News it was uncertain how the container had managed to wind up abroad, but the continental jaunt could be linked to its manufacturer, the German company SSI Schaffer.

Comments in the Dull Men's Club Facebook group suggested it had perhaps fallen foul of safety regulations in the UK, and then been reused in instead.

Christian Kühne posted the image, and wrote: "A wheelie bin from the North Ayrshire Council appears in front of my company. In the middle of .

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