Date & hour
Friday 05/06/2022
Location
Boulevard de la Plage, 33680, Lacanau, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
1 200Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
300Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
177Plastic bottle caps
60Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
40Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
28Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
25Shotgun cartridges
20Food packaging
18Glass bottles
15Plastic bags and pieces
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 5 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 30 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 5 |
| 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? | 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)? | 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? | 1 - 10 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Oui |
| Please specify | Gironde, Basssin d'Arcachon |
| - Near a major shipping area | Nsp |
| - Near a tourist area | Nsp |
| - Near a town | Nsp |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Activités de pêche |
| Please specify | Bassin d'Arcachon |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 14 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 2 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 177 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 20 |
| Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 28 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 15 |
 Lollipop sticks | 12 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 2 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 60 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 9 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 2 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 40 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1200 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 3 |
 Straws | 3 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 300 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 25 |
 Toys | 1 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 3 |
| Glass bottles | 18 |
 Cans | 1 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 4 |
Filter medias
10
5
20
5
4
1
5
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up