Date & hour
Saturday 05/21/2022
Location
Calle Aixerrota, 48993, Guecho, Vizcaya, País Vasco, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
558Tobacco products with filters
150Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
100Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
85Cans
79Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
73Plastic bottle caps
60Confectionery packets and wrappers
50Plastic bags and pieces
43Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
35Lollipop sticks
Details
Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
Number of participants | 43 |
Number of schoolchildren | 3 |
Length of beach/bank cleaned | 200 - 500m |
Number of bags filled | 5 |
If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 100 |
Do you visit this place often? | Sí |
To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Sí |
In your opinion, has the beach been cleaned (presence of beach cleaning machine tracks or beach cleaned regularly) over the two weeks preceding the clean-up? | Sí |
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | No |
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | No |
Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Sí |
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparentes, Blancos, Negros, Rojos |
Have you observed on the top of the beach some big densities of industrial plastic pellets (sign of an ancient accumulation linked to spring tides)? | No |
Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | No |
Are you aware of any event in the area that could cause a higher presence of litter (community or private parties, unusual weather conditions, beach parties, etc.)? | No |
- Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | No |
- Near a tourist area | Sí |
- Near a town | Sí |
- Near a major shipping area | Sí |
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividades portuarias |
Please specify | peces |
Please specify | mercado |
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Sí |
Litter
Tobacco products with filters | 558 |
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 100 |
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 150 |
Straws | 7 |
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 60 |
Tires | 5 |
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 50 |
Sandals / shoes | 13 |
Picnic dishes: plates | 7 |
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 30 |
Toys | 12 |
Plastic cups, including lid | 11 |
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 35 |
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 18 |
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 79 |
Sanitary: Mask | 5 |
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 43 |
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 2 |
Shotgun cartridges | 1 |
Lollipop sticks | 35 |
Cigarette lighters | 10 |
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 18 |
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 33 |
Plastic bottle caps | 73 |
Inflatable balloons | 1 |
Cans | 85 |
Bottle caps | 17 |
Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 10 |
Clothes, tea towels | 7 |
Glass bottles | 15 |
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 2 |
Filter medias
1
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up