JSE Worldline Marseille

Organized by Laura Gauvrit

Date & hour

Tuesday 05/03/2022

Location

54 Avenue de Montredon, 13008, 8e Arrondissement, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

300Plastic bags and pieces

236Tobacco products with filters

138Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

36Cans

32Straws

27Confectionery packets and wrappers

27Glass bottles

26Plastic cups

25Plastic bottle caps

24Food packaging

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants9
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 500 à 1000m
Number of bags filled5
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)?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)?Non
Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ?Oui
Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre?1 - 10
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed?Transparent
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 seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Autres
Please specifyne sais pas
Please specifyne sais pas
Please specifyNSP
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui

Litter

Tobacco products with filters236
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl22
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl13
Plastic bottle caps25
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)24
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags300
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)27
Lollipop sticks9
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials1
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs0
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators4
Sanitary: Mask9
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)4
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm1
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm21
Plastic cups, including lid26
Picnic dishes: cutlery15
Straws32
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.4
Toys2
Inflatable balloons3
Cigarette lighters1
Glass bottles27
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces138
Cans36
Bottle caps14
Pieces of iron or scrap iron19
Clothes, tea towels10

Filter medias

9

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up