Date & hour
Thursday 03/31/2022
Location
Pointe de la Torche, Lieu-dit An Dorchenn, 29120, Plomeur, Finistère, Bretagne, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
1 500Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
200Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
75Tobacco products with filters
50Plastic bottle caps
45Bottle caps
30Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
25Clothes, tea towels
25Plastic bags and pieces
20Lollipop sticks
15Food packaging
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 30 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 3 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 50 |
| 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)? | Oui |
| Please specify | Rasoirs, brosses à dent |
| 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)? | Non |
| 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, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Bleu |
| 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 nautiques |
| Please specify | Surf, voile, kite surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 75 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 10 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 15 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 50 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 15 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 3 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 25 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 5 |
| Lollipop sticks | 20 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 10 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 12 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 200 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 10 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 2 |
 Straws | 10 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 1500 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 5 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 2 |
 Toys | 6 |
 Sandals / shoes | 3 |
 Glass bottles | 5 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 30 |
 Cans | 5 |
| Bottle caps | 45 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 15 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 25 |
Filter medias
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected