Date & hour
Sunday 10/24/2021
Location
Lacanau, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
314Tobacco products with filters
274Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
233Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
230Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
184Plastic bottle caps
130Lollipop sticks
119Plastic bags and pieces
59Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
47Food packaging
30Bottle caps
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 55 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 6 |
| 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? | Non |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Oui |
| Please specify | 1 Palme, 1 parasol, 1 caisse en plastique cassée, morceaux d'isolant pour toiture |
| 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 ? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 100 |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, Blanc, Rouge |
| 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 | Nsp |
| - 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 | Pêche loisir |
| Please specify | Plaisance |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 314 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 4 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 3 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 184 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 47 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 2 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 119 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 13 |
| Lollipop sticks | 130 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 10 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 233 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 7 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 4 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 20 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 230 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 4 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 5 |
 Straws | 24 |
 Stir-sticks | 0 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 274 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 17 |
 Toys | 6 |
 Inflatable balloons | 6 |
 Tires | 0 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
 Sandals / shoes | 0 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 2 |
 Glass bottles | 3 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 59 |
 Cans | 1 |
| Bottle caps | 30 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 5 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 4 |
Filter medias
3
16
13
19
1
6
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up