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Metro Vancouver floated two new mascots this week, introducing Pee and Poo, the cuddly ambassadors of the region’s Unflushables campaign.

The pair of human-waste-themed characters debuted early last month but made their first genuine splash Monday during an appearance at Vancouver’s Waterfront Station, where they helped to educate the public about what should and shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet.

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According to Metro chairman and Coquitlam Mayor Richard Stewart, clogs caused by non-biodegradable waste such as dental floss, hair, feminine-hygiene products, condoms and even so-called flushable wipes cost the region millions in repairs and labour each year.

“It includes having to open up pumps and try to unclog them, repair damage to the infrastructure that moves our flushed products through our system to a sewage treatment plant — and that’s a real cost to taxpayers,” he said in a video for the campaign, between clips of the brown and yellow mascots greeting commuters.