Date & hour
Tuesday 06/21/2022
Location
Carcans Plage, Avenue des Sables, 33121, Carcans-Plage, Carcans, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
250Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
145Plastic bags and pieces
38Tobacco products with filters
35Plastic bottle caps
34Fishing: lines, hooks
27Food packaging
21Bottle caps
11Picnic dishes: cutlery
11Sanitary waste: Tampons
10Pieces of iron or scrap iron
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 2 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 52 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 1 |
| 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? | Oui |
| 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 ? | Non |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Blanc, Noir |
| 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 | Oui |
| 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 |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 38 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 2 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 35 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 27 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 2 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 145 |
 Lollipop sticks | 8 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 5 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 11 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 1 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 7 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 250 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 3 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 1 |
| Picnic dishes: cutlery | 11 |
 Straws | 3 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 34 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 5 |
 Toys | 4 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 1 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 6 |
 Cans | 3 |
| Bottle caps | 21 |
| Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 10 |
Filter medias
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up