Praia da Amoreira beach clean with Aljezur International School
Organized by Tycho Huussen
Date & hour
Friday 06/25/2021
Location
8670, Portugal, 8670 , PRT
Results
Top 10 of collected items
368Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
150Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
77Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
61Tobacco products with filters
59Plastic bags and pieces
49Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
28Confectionery packets and wrappers
18Wet wipes
17Fishing: lines, hooks
16Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Details
| On foot (beach/river banks) | |
| 28 | |
| Number of schoolchildren | 24 |
| 200 - 500m | |
| 2 | |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 40 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Yes |
| 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)? | Yes |
| Please specify | vacuum cleaner hose |
| 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 | Yes |
| Please specify | Aljezur River |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| - Near a tourist area | Yes |
| - Near a town | Yes |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Fishing, Nautical activities |
| Please specify | Professional and leisure |
| Please specify | NA |
| Please specify | Surfing |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Yes |
Litter
| 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 |
Filter medias
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up