World clean up day / Journée citoyenne de la propreté

Organized by Theo Bouckaert

Date & hour

Sunday 09/19/2021

Location

Lieu-dit Île de Versailles, 44000, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

4 457Tobacco products with filters

457Bottle caps

307Food packaging

302Cans

258Glass bottles

160Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

149Plastic bags and pieces

96Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L

69Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

59Plastic cups

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants50
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 500 à 1000m
Number of bags filled45
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?Non
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter?Non
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?Oui
Please specify2 poteaux de ville
Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears?Non
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 seaOui
Please specifyErdre --> Loire --> Océan Atlantique
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités nautiques
Please specify-
Please specify-
Please specifyCanoë, bateaux de plaisance, bateaux de circuit touristique
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters4457
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl96
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl69
Plastic bottle caps34
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)307
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags149
Lollipop sticks8
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials53
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm18
Plastic cups, including lid59
Picnic dishes: cutlery10
Straws2
Stir-sticks7
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes1
Toys1
Cigarette lighters14
Sandals / shoes3
Glass bottles258
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces160
Cans302
Bottle caps457
Pieces of iron or scrap iron17
Clothes, tea towels19
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up