Nettoyage grande plage de Saint Gilles côté dune de la Garenne
Organized by Marie-France Simonnet
Date & hour
Wednesday 02/28/2024
Location
44 Avenue Notre-Dame, 85800, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Vendée, Pays de la Loire, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bottle caps
Shellfish aquaculture
Food packaging
Plastic bags and pieces
Shotgun cartridges
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Straws
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 6 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 1 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 1100 |
| Number of bags filled | 4 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Non |
| 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? | Oui |
| 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)? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 1 - 10 |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Non |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Blanc |
| 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 | Non |
| - 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 portuaires |
| Please specify | entrée du port de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
| 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. | Nous travaillons avec la coopérative des marins pêcheurs pour faire diminuer les morceaux de filets retrouvés sur les plages. Beaucoup de déchets ont été recouverts de sable ou sont repartis en mer après les grandes marées de mi-février. |
Litter
 Tobacco products with filters | 3 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 15 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 10 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 10 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 5 |
 Lollipop sticks | 5 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 10 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 50 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 5 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 4 |
| Straws | 5 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 200 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 10 |
 Tires | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 15 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 5 |
Filter medias
6
2
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up