PHOTO: Some homeowners were surprised to spot marketing material in their recycling bins.

Two real estate agents have been told to stop a campaign that involved putting advertising material in people’s recycling bins.

Auckland real estate agents Matt O’Brien and Cris Casares, of Barfoot & Thompson, have been distributing flyers into Aucklanders’ recycling bins suggesting neighbours’ bins are overflowing with champagne due to their successful property sales.

Some residents have not been impressed,complaining on Twitter that they should “stay out of the bins”.

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