LIMPIEZA PLAYA LOREDO

Organized by Cesar Vazquez Montero

Date & hour

Wednesday 10/12/2022

Location

39160, ESP

Results

Top 10 of collected items

425Tobacco products with filters

171Plastic bottle caps

160Confectionery packets and wrappers

125Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

113Plastic bags and pieces

42Cans

36Food packaging

28Clothes, tea towels

25Bottle caps

20Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L

Details

Type of collectionA pie (playa/orilla)
Number of participants45
Number of schoolchildren35
Length of beach/bank cleaned+ de 1000m
Please specify2000
Number of bags filled20
Do you visit this place often?
To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area?
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?No
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?
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.)?
Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…)
Specify whichCampeonatos surf
- Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…)No
- Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…)No
- Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea
Please specifyarroyo de Castanedo
- Near a tourist area
- Near a town
- Near a major shipping area
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 specifyMarisqueo
Please specifySurf, vela, submarinismo
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.Habría que concienciar más, tanto a las administraciones públicas como a la población en general. Muchas gracias por vuestra ayuda.

Litter

Tobacco products with filters425
Straws17
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)160
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags113
Picnic dishes: plates2
Picnic dishes: cutlery6
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)17
Toys3
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)36
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators6
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs16
Sanitary: Mask12
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials7
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.16
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes3
Lollipop sticks18
Cigarette lighters3
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl125
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)19
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl20
Plastic bottle caps171
Cans42
Bottle caps25
Pieces of iron or scrap iron4
Clothes, tea towels28
Glass bottles2
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces15
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up