Retirada residuos Castell de Castells (Alicante - España)

Organized by Salvador Bellver Sáez

Date & hour

Sunday 10/16/2022

Location

Carretera CV-752, 03793, Castell de Castells, Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, ESP

Results

Top 10 of collected items

234Glass bottles

205Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

74Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L

73Plastic bags and pieces

56Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)

30Cans

17Food packaging

15Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

8Toys

5Tires

Details

Type of collectionA pie (playa/orilla)
Number of participants35
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleaned500-1000m
Number of bags filled90
If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity:120
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?
Please specifyTextiles
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?
Please specifyNeveras, televisores, equipos de sonido, botellas de gas
Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears?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
Please specifyRío Castells
- Near a tourist area
- Near a town
- Near a major shipping areaNo
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Otros
Please specifyNinguna
Please specifyNinguna
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.Se trataba de un barranco que daba a un río y que había sufrido vertidos ilegales.

Litter

Tires5
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags73
Toys8
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)17
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs2
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl205
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)56
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl74
Cans30
Glass bottles234
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces15
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up