Date & hour
Friday 07/07/2023
Location
Boulevard du Maréchal Leclerc, 64200, Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
116Tobacco products with filters
26Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
16Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
12Confectionery packets and wrappers
9Picnic dishes: cutlery
8Plastic bottle caps
8Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
7Bottle caps
7Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
5Stir-sticks
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 21 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 15 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 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? | 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.)? | 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 portuaires, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Port de pèche à 150 M environ du début de la première plage |
| Please specify | Gros porteur au large |
| Please specify | Jet-Ski , surf... |
| 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. | Une précision à apporter concernant la collecte : Nous avons débuté le ramassage sur le rocher jouxtant la plage puis nous avons été ramasser sur la petite plage puis sur la grande plage de Biarritz. Il est vrai que grâce au machine qui sont passées avant, le nombre de déchets est susceptible de diminuer. Pourrait-on être en lien avec les service de mairie pour organiser la/les prochaines collectes en amont? |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 116 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 8 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 5 |
 Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 3 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 12 |
 Lollipop sticks | 2 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 4 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 5 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 7 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 26 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 2 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 1 |
| Picnic dishes: cutlery | 9 |
 Straws | 3 |
| Stir-sticks | 5 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 8 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
 Glass bottles | 4 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 16 |
| Bottle caps | 7 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 2 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up