PENTECOTE

Organized by MICHEL BRIAND

Date & hour

Saturday 05/27/2023

Location

Avenue Général de Gaulle, 66290, Cerbère, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

322Fishing: lines, hooks

312Pieces of iron or scrap iron

100Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

100Tobacco products with filters

67Plastic bags and pieces

43Food packaging

43Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L

32Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)

32Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

23Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

Details

Type of collectionAutres (précisez)
Please specifyMontagne
Number of participants34
Number of schoolchildren3
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 500 à 1000m
Number of bags filled80
If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity:120
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?Nsp
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter?Oui
Please specifyFeraille,pièces autos ,électroménager
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?Oui
Please specify9
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 seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaNon
- Near a tourist areaNsp
- Near a townOui
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Autres
Please specifyTourisme
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.Lors de cette collecte nous avons battus un record de poid une 1T013 cela deviens de plus en plus compliqué à faire des collectes dont le poids soit en dessous de 500kilos. Pour information plusieurs fois je vous es demandé par email des sacs spéciaux pour les Plongeurs sous marins. Par de fois vous m'avez répondu oui mais sans aucune réception a ce jour. Merci de m'en envoyé s'il vous plaît.

Litter

Tobacco products with filters100
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl43
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl32
Plastic bottle caps21
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)43
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)32
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags67
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)6
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators8
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm11
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm23
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.5
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes322
Tires1
Sandals / shoes6
Glass bottles23
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces100
Cans23
Pieces of iron or scrap iron312
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up