Recogida de Residuos GSF x Surfrider
Organized by Surfrider Foundation Europe Delegación España
Date & hour
Saturday 07/02/2022
Location
Avenida de Zurriola, 20002, Gros, San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
126Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
81Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
27Cans
17Food packaging
15Tobacco products with filters
8Plastic bags and pieces
6Plastic bottle caps
6Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl
5Confectionery packets and wrappers
4Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 9 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 500-1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 3 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Sí |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Sí |
| 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? | Blancos |
| 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)? | No |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | No |
| 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 | Sí |
| Please specify | Río Urumea |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | Sí |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Otros |
| Please specify | Deportes acuáticos: surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | No |
| Do not hesitate to ask us questions about the wastes you have found or to write us anything that seems useful for the Ocean Initiatives. Feel free, the best ideas never remain stowed in the drawers. | Exceso de plásticos fragmentados en la arena. |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 15 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 81 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 126 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 5 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 8 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 1 |
 Toys | 1 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 17 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 4 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
 Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 2 |
 Lollipop sticks | 1 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 6 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 3 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 6 |
 Inflatable balloons | 2 |
| Cans | 27 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 3 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up