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Organized by Camille Fraysse

Date & hour

Saturday 10/29/2022

Location

0 Esplanade Saint Thomas, 35400, Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

1 619Tobacco products with filters

169Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

125Confectionery packets and wrappers

117Bottle caps

93Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

86Food packaging

57Toys

27Picnic dishes: cutlery

19Plastic bottle caps

18Pieces of iron or scrap iron

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants8
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled2
Do you visit this place often?Non
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?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?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…)Non
- Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…)Non
- Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités nautiques
Please specifyvoile
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters1619
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl13
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl1
Plastic bottle caps19
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)86
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags7
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)125
Lollipop sticks4
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials16
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs4
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators9
Sanitary: Mask3
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)2
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm3
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm169
Plastic cups, including lid14
Picnic dishes: cutlery27
Straws3
Stir-sticks10
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.9
Toys57
Inflatable balloons1
Tires4
Sandals / shoes1
Glass bottles6
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces93
Cans5
Bottle caps117
Pieces of iron or scrap iron18
Clothes, tea towels11
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up