Date & hour
Sunday 01/16/2022
Location
Allée Winston Churchill, 64200, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
2 288Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
1 717Tobacco products with filters
1 714Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
490Food packaging
215Confectionery packets and wrappers
115Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
105Clothes, tea towels
103Plastic bottle caps
90Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
60Bottle caps
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 50 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 11 |
| 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? | Oui |
| 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, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | pêche |
| Please specify | surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 1717 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 90 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 30 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 103 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 490 |
 Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 22 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 215 |
 Lollipop sticks | 11 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 39 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 15 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 40 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 14 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1714 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 2288 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 1 |
 Straws | 5 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 115 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 7 |
 Toys | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 11 |
 Sandals / shoes | 3 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 3 |
 Glass bottles | 37 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 2 |
 Cans | 12 |
| Bottle caps | 60 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 13 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 105 |
Filter medias
3
4
3
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up