La Cara Invisible del Planeta, limpieza ambiental, playa de El Carabassí, Elche
Organized by Actuamos Alicante
Date & hour
Sunday 06/12/2022
Location
03195, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
400Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
200Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
85Stir-sticks
35Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
25Plastic bottle caps
24Cans
20Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
20Tobacco products with filters
16Plastic bags and pieces
9Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 30 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 3 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 1200 |
| Number of bags filled | 12 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 100 |
| Do you visit this place often? | No |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | No |
| 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? | Sí |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | No |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | No |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Sí |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparentes, Blancos, Negros |
| 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)? | Sí |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | + 100 |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Sí |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | + 100 |
| 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.)? | No |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | No |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividad de pesca, Actividades náuticas |
| Please specify | pesca con caña |
| Please specify | motos de agua |
| Please specify | regatas |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Sí |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 20 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 400 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 200 |
 Straws | 2 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 8 |
 Tires | 0 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 16 |
 Sandals / shoes | 0 |
| Stir-sticks | 85 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 0 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 6 |
 Toys | 8 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 5 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 3 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 0 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 20 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 3 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 0 |
 Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 6 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 8 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 0 |
 Lollipop sticks | 0 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 7 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 2 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 9 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 25 |
 Inflatable balloons | 2 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 0 |
| Cans | 24 |
 Bottle caps | 3 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 0 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 6 |
 Glass bottles | 6 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 35 |
Filter medias
6
12
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected