Date & hour
Tuesday 02/20/2024
Location
11-11 Rue du Front de Mer, 17137, L'Houmeau, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
100Plastic bags and pieces
85Shellfish aquaculture
70Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
54Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
34Plastic bottle caps
14Shotgun cartridges
13Confectionery packets and wrappers
12Lollipop sticks
11Tobacco products with filters
11Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 15 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 15 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 500 à 1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 4 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Oui |
| 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 |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | Non |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | Oui |
| - 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, Zone de conchyliculture, Activités portuaires |
| Please specify | pêche maritime |
| Please specify | huitres |
| Please specify | port de plaisance (port du plomb) |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 11 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 3 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 34 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 3 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 0 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 100 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 13 |
| Lollipop sticks | 12 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 0 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 0 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 2 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 3 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 11 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 54 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 1 |
 Straws | 2 |
 Stir-sticks | 0 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 70 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 1 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 14 |
 Toys | 0 |
 Inflatable balloons | 0 |
 Tires | 0 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 85 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 3 |
 Cans | 4 |
 Bottle caps | 3 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 0 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 11 |
Filter medias
2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up