Rendez-vous Ecocitoyen de Biarritz #12

Organized by Alexia Lamouret

Date & hour

Sunday 09/25/2022

Location

Boulevard Prince de Galles, 64200, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

1 800Tobacco products with filters

66Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

35Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

33Plastic bottle caps

31Confectionery packets and wrappers

23Plastic cups

19Plastic bags and pieces

16Glass bottles

16Cans

14Food packaging

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants27
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled6
Do you visit this place often?Oui
To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area?Oui
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 specifydéchets festifs
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.)?Oui
- Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…)Non
Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…)Oui
Specify whichfestivals côte des basque
- Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…)Non
- Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaNon
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townNon
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Autres
Please specifypas d'activité maritime sur ce site
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters1800
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl7
Plastic bottle caps33
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)14
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags19
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)31
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials5
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs8
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)2
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm13
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm66
Plastic cups, including lid23
Picnic dishes: plates4
Straws4
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.6
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes4
Toys4
Cigarette lighters2
Sandals / shoes1
Glass bottles16
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces35
Cans16
Bottle caps9
Pieces of iron or scrap iron3
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up