Date & hour
Saturday 09/17/2022
Location
Avenue de Bidart, 64200, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
1 541Tobacco products with filters
871Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
706Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
185Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
162Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
116Food packaging
86Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
84Plastic bottle caps
66Bottle caps
53Clothes, tea towels
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 70 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 12 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Oui |
| 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? | Nsp |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Non |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | Oui |
| Please specify | 1 cuvette de toilette |
| 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.)? | 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 de pêche, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | pêche |
| Please specify | surf / baignade |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 1541 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 42 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 45 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 84 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 116 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 3 |
 Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 38 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 32 |
 Lollipop sticks | 16 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 22 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 86 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 21 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 26 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 706 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 871 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 10 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 14 |
 Straws | 13 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 185 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 9 |
 Toys | 24 |
 Cigarette lighters | 6 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 26 |
 Glass bottles | 12 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 162 |
 Cans | 10 |
| Bottle caps | 66 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 48 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 53 |
Filter medias
3
4
5
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up