Date & hour
Saturday 05/01/2021
Location
Grande Plage / Hondartza Nagusia, 64700 Hendaye, France, 64700 Hendaye, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
350Tobacco products with filters
100Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
71Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
62Plastic bottle caps
61Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
32Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
29Plastic bags and pieces
25Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
15Confectionery packets and wrappers
14Lollipop sticks
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 24 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 7 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 1800 |
| Number of bags filled | 3 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Oui |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Oui |
| 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? | Oui |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Oui |
| Please specify | microplastiques et micropolystyrene |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | Non |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Oui |
| 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)? | Non |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Non |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Rouge, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | bleu |
| 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.)? | Non |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Oui |
| Please specify | Bidassoa |
| - Near a major shipping area | Oui |
| - Near a tourist area | Oui |
| - Near a town | Oui |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Activités de pêche, Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques, Autres |
| Please specify | port professionnel de Hondarribia |
| Please specify | ports plaisance Hendaye et Hondarribia |
| Please specify | surf, scoot de mer, paddle, voile plaisance |
| Please specify | tourisme balneaire |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 350 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 6 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 5 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 62 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 0 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 1 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 29 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 15 |
| Lollipop sticks | 14 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 2 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 61 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 0 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 0 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 100 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 71 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 6 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 2 |
 Straws | 2 |
 Stir-sticks | 0 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 32 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 0 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 2 |
 Toys | 4 |
 Inflatable balloons | 0 |
 Tires | 0 |
 Cigarette lighters | 0 |
 Sandals / shoes | 0 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 0 |
 Glass bottles | 6 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 25 |
 Cans | 7 |
 Bottle caps | 2 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 10 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 5 |
Filter medias
8
6
2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up