Beach cleanup in
Praia da Amoreira beach clean with Aljezur International School

Top 10 of collected items

Tobacco products with filters	61
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl	1
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl	3
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)	49
Shotgun cartridges	2
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)	2
Toys	4
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs	77
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators	2
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials	10
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.	150
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes	17
Lollipop sticks	10
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)	18
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm	368
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm	16
Straws	5
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)	28
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags	59
Stir-sticks	2
Cans	1
Bottle caps	6
Pieces of iron or scrap iron	7
Clothes, tea towels	2
Glass bottles	1
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces	5

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