Date & hour
Thursday 03/31/2022
Location
Plage de la Salie, 33260, La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
820Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
106Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
78Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
68Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
44Shellfish aquaculture
38Tobacco products with filters
22Plastic bottle caps
14Confectionery packets and wrappers
5Lollipop sticks
5Plastic bags and pieces
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 62 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 52 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 2 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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 | Larmes de sirènes (environ 250), morceaux de bois traités (10), briquet (1), autres déchets divers (49) |
| 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? | 10 - 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, 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 | Non |
| 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 |
| Please specify | Golfe de Gascogne |
| Please specify | Bassin d'Arcachon |
| Please specify | Surf et activités touristiques en période estivale |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 38 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 22 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 1 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 5 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 14 |
| Lollipop sticks | 5 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 3 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 78 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 1 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 68 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 820 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 1 |
 Straws | 1 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 106 |
 Tires | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 44 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 4 |
 Bottle caps | 1 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 3 |
Filter medias
1
3
8
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up