Recogida CMA

Organized by Surfrider Foundation Europe Delegación España

Date & hour

Saturday 09/16/2023

Location

Calle Cisne, 46520, Sagunto, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, ESP

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Tobacco products with filters

Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

Plastic bags and pieces

Confectionery packets and wrappers

Lollipop sticks

Plastic bottle caps

Pieces of iron or scrap iron

Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

Straws

Picnic dishes: cutlery

Details

Type of collectionA pie (playa/orilla)
Number of participants17
Number of schoolchildren6
Length of beach/bank cleaned+ de 1000m
Please specify2000
Number of bags filled4
If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity:30
Do you visit this place often?
To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area?
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?
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter?
Please specify40 pellets y 10 fragmentos de carbón
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?No
Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears?
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed?Transparentes, Blancos, Rojos, Otro
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed?azules
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)?No
Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ?No
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.)?No
- Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the seaNo
- Near a tourist area
- Near a town
- Near a major shipping areaNo lo sé
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Actividades portuarias
Please specifypuerto
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?No

Litter

Tobacco products with filters466
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm296
Straws10
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)72
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags101
Stir-sticks1
Picnic dishes: cutlery10
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)8
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)2
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators8
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs4
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials2
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.14
Lollipop sticks70
Cigarette lighters1
Plastic bottle caps68
Inflatable balloons4
Cans1
Pieces of iron or scrap iron20
Clothes, tea towels4
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces7
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up