Date & hour
Saturday 05/13/2023
Location
11 Boulevard des Océanides, 44380, Pornichet, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
182Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
120Plastic bags and pieces
110Tobacco products with filters
70Confectionery packets and wrappers
53Plastic bottle caps
50Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
30Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
30Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
17Clothes, tea towels
14Glass bottles
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 40 |
| 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? | 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…) | Oui |
| Specify which | Travaux routiers |
| 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 sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Oui |
| - 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 | port de pêche (chalutiers, pêche à pieds) |
| Please specify | voiles, surf, plaisance |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
| Do not hesitate to ask us questions about the wastes you have found or to write us anything that seems useful for the Ocean Initiatives. Feel free, the best ideas never remain stowed in the drawers. | Merci |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 110 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 53 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 13 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 120 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 70 |
 Lollipop sticks | 13 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 3 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 12 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 30 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 30 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 1 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 1 |
 Straws | 1 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 182 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 11 |
 Toys | 2 |
 Inflatable balloons | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 5 |
| Glass bottles | 14 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 50 |
 Bottle caps | 13 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 9 |
| Clothes, tea towels | 17 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up