Date & hour
Sunday 11/07/2021
Location
Plage des Dunes, Avenue des Dunes, 85470, Les Dunes, Bretignolles-sur-Mer, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
64Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
45Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
34Plastic bags and pieces
27Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
26Tobacco products with filters
23Shellfish aquaculture
12Confectionery packets and wrappers
8Medical waste : packaging / tubes
7Food packaging
4Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 11 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 1 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 10 |
| 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? | Nsp |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Non |
| 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? | 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 sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Non |
| - 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, Zone de conchyliculture, Activités portuaires |
| Please specify | Port de pêche à 8kms |
| Please specify | Dans la zone |
| Please specify | Port à 8kms au nord, 17 kms au sud |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 26 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
 Plastic bottle caps | 4 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 7 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 34 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 12 |
 Lollipop sticks | 2 |
| Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 8 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 1 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 27 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 45 |
 Straws | 2 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 64 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
 Sandals / shoes | 2 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 23 |
 Glass bottles | 2 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 4 |
 Bottle caps | 2 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 1 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 2 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up