Chrono Waste : La Course contre les Déchets

Organized by Jean-Marie Hervieu

Date & hour

Monday 04/01/2024

Location

Promenade des Régates, 76600, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

60 000Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

3 500Food packaging

2 250Tobacco products with filters

1 500Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

349Plastic bottle caps

270Pieces of iron or scrap iron

250Plastic bags and pieces

220Confectionery packets and wrappers

124Straws

66Clothes, tea towels

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants138
Number of schoolchildren12
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled42
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?Nsp
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 seaOui
Please specifySeine
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
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 specifyPêche côtière
Please specifyPort autonome du Havre
Please specifyActivités de plaisance
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.La quantité de polystyrène ramassée est considérable. Elle provient en grande partie de la décharge de Dollemard au même titre que le plastique dur et caoutchouc

Litter

Tobacco products with filters2250
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl22
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl66
Plastic bottle caps349
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)3500
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)18
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags250
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)220
Lollipop sticks34
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials32
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs28
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators44
Sanitary: Mask2
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)18
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm60000
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm1500
Plastic cups, including lid48
Picnic dishes: plates16
Picnic dishes: cutlery4
Straws124
Stir-sticks18
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.30
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes8
Shotgun cartridges38
Toys31
Cigarette lighters19
Sandals / shoes31
Glass bottles3
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces17
Cans12
Bottle caps26
Pieces of iron or scrap iron270
Clothes, tea towels66

Filter medias

12

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up