Date & hour
Monday 10/17/2022
Location
Plage de la Salie, 33260, La Teste-de-Buch, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
2 000Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
84Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
42Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
37Food packaging
36Tobacco products with filters
10Straws
9Shotgun cartridges
9Clothes, tea towels
8Lollipop sticks
8Bottle caps
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 6 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 50 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 1 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 2 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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? | Non |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Non |
| 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? | Oui |
| 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)? | Non |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 1 - 10 |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 1 - 10 |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, Blanc, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Vert |
| 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 | Nsp |
| - 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 nautiques |
| Please specify | Tourisme |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 36 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 37 |
| Lollipop sticks | 8 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 42 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 2000 |
| Straws | 10 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 84 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 9 |
 Toys | 3 |
 Glass bottles | 2 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 2 |
 Cans | 1 |
| Bottle caps | 8 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 2 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 9 |
Filter medias
1
1
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up