Date & hour
Thursday 06/09/2022
Location
33 Allée du Moura, 64200, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
3 945Tobacco products with filters
1 677Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
823Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
600Confectionery packets and wrappers
476Plastic bags and pieces
458Food packaging
395Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
246Fishing: lines, hooks
243Bottle caps
222Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 198 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 10 |
| Number of bags filled | 30 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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? | 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? | Non |
| 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 | Non |
| - 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 | paddle, canoe |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 3945 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 51 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 19 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 458 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 17 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 476 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 600 |
 Lollipop sticks | 47 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 24 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 32 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 121 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 15 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 26 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 222 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 823 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 10 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 26 |
 Straws | 19 |
 Stir-sticks | 4 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 1677 |
| Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 246 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 13 |
 Toys | 10 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
 Tires | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 4 |
 Sandals / shoes | 6 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 48 |
 Glass bottles | 47 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 395 |
 Cans | 40 |
| Bottle caps | 243 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 45 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 80 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up