Acción RSC con Bureau Veritas - Tarragona
Organized by Surfrider Foundation Europe Delegación España
Date & hour
Friday 10/08/2021
Location
Platja Llarga, Carretera Platja Llarga, 43007, Tarragona, Catalunya, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
973Tobacco products with filters
105Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
52Plastic bottle caps
26Bottle caps
15Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
14Plastic bags and pieces
14Lollipop sticks
10Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
9Straws
8Fishing: lines, hooks
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 17 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 10 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 50 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Oui |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Non |
| 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 | 65 bricks de plastico |
| 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)? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | + 100 |
| 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? | Transparent, Blanc |
| 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 | Non |
| - 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 nautiques |
| Please specify | ocio |
| Please specify | escuela de vela |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 973 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 52 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 14 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 8 |
| Lollipop sticks | 14 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 105 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 1 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 3 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 3 |
| Straws | 9 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 10 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 8 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 0 |
 Toys | 5 |
 Inflatable balloons | 5 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 15 |
 Cans | 8 |
| Bottle caps | 26 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 7 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 4 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up