Collecte de déchets à Messanges avec Surfrider Landes
Organized by Surfrider antenne bénévole Landes
Date & hour
Sunday 02/19/2023
Location
Lieu-dit La Dune Nord, 40660, Messanges, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
505Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
213Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
132Plastic bags and pieces
116Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
109Plastic bottle caps
67Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
30Confectionery packets and wrappers
15Toys
8Straws
8Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 12 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 5 |
| 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? | 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? | 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)? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 100 |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Non |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, Blanc |
| 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 | Non |
| - 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, Zone de conchyliculture |
| Please specify | nsp |
| Please specify | nsp |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 8 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 8 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 109 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 1 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 2 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 132 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 30 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 2 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 116 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 1 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 67 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 505 |
| Straws | 8 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 213 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 2 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 2 |
| Toys | 15 |
 Tires | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 7 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 1 |
Filter medias
4
3
10
4
2
2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up