Recogida en Getxo (Gorrondatxe)
Organized by Surfrider Foundation Europe Delegación España
Date & hour
Saturday 11/05/2022
Location
48990, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
514Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
15Clothes, tea towels
14Food packaging
12Plastic bags and pieces
10Plastic bottle caps
10Wet wipes
10Pieces of iron or scrap iron
8Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
7Confectionery packets and wrappers
6Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 2 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 3 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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 specify | Fragmentos grandes de goma/plástico 2x2 metros |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Oui |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent |
| 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)? | Non |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | 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.)? | Oui |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | Non |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | Non |
| - Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…) | Oui |
| Specify which | Temporal |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Oui |
| Please specify | Ría del Nervión (Bilbao) |
| - Near a tourist area | Non |
| - Near a town | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | 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 portuaires, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Pesca recreativa |
| Please specify | Próximidad a puerto de portivo de Getxo. |
| Please specify | Deportes acuáticos: Surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 514 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 8 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 7 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 12 |
 Sandals / shoes | 4 |
| Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 10 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 14 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 3 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 3 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 6 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 2 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 1 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 3 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 10 |
| Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 10 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 15 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 2 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up