Date & hour
Tuesday 06/21/2022
Location
Plage de Labenne, Rond-Point de l'Europe, 40530, Labenne-Océan, Labenne, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
2 373Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
416Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
324Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
209Plastic bags and pieces
154Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
140Pieces of iron or scrap iron
122Plastic bottle caps
110Tobacco products with filters
107Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
98Food packaging
Details
Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
Number of participants | 90 |
Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
Please specify | 3000 |
Number of bags filled | 14 |
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? | Oui |
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Oui |
Please specify | gravats : 800 |
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | Oui |
Please specify | gravats / ferrailles |
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, 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 | 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 | surf |
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
Tobacco products with filters | 110 |
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 35 |
Plastic bottle caps | 122 |
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 98 |
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 5 |
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 209 |
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 49 |
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 107 |
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 44 |
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 324 |
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 2373 |
Plastic cups, including lid | 6 |
Picnic dishes: cutlery | 2 |
Straws | 11 |
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 416 |
Shotgun cartridges | 13 |
Toys | 17 |
Cigarette lighters | 1 |
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 15 |
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 154 |
Cans | 2 |
Bottle caps | 5 |
Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 140 |
Clothes, tea towels | 18 |
Filter medias
18
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up