Date & hour
Saturday 06/29/2024
Location
Calle de Cervantes, 36610, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Pontevedra, Galicia, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
200Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
150Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
120Plastic bags and pieces
80Clothes, tea towels
35Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
30Tobacco products with filters
20Pieces of iron or scrap iron
20Confectionery packets and wrappers
15Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
5Food packaging
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 8 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 1 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 100 - 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 10 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 30 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Sí |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | No |
| 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? | No |
| 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? | 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 | Sí |
| Please specify | Boca ría de Arousa |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividad de pesca, Zonas de criadero de mariscos |
| Please specify | Pesca artesanal y deportiva |
| Please specify | Zona de parques de cultivo de moluscos |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | No |
| Do not hesitate to ask us questions about the wastes you have found or to write us anything that seems useful for the Ocean Initiatives. Feel free, the best ideas never remain stowed in the drawers. | La mayoría de la basura la está descubriendo el mar al erosionar la tierra, posiblemente hace años se utilizó escombro como relleno. |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 30 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 35 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 200 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 20 |
 Tires | 2 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 120 |
 Sandals / shoes | 3 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 3 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 5 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 15 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 4 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 150 |
 Lollipop sticks | 2 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 4 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 5 |
 Cans | 5 |
| Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 20 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 80 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up