Nettoyage de Plage

Organized by Les Mains Dans Le Sable

Date & hour

Sunday 03/24/2024

Location

Plage, 56340, Plouharnel, Morbihan, Bretagne, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

140Shotgun cartridges

100Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

64Lollipop sticks

40Tobacco products with filters

40Sanitary: Mask

32Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

20Clothes, tea towels

9Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)

9Glass bottles

5Pieces of iron or scrap iron

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants179
Length of beach/bank cleaned+ de 1000m
Please specify1700
Number of bags filled58
If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity:100
Do you visit this place often?Oui
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?Non
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter?Oui
Please specifymicroplastiques divers, des milliers
Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)?Oui
Please specifypalette
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 ?Oui
Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre?1 - 10
What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed?Transparent, 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.)?Oui
- 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…)Non
- Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…)Oui
Specify whichintempéries hivernales & fortes marées
- Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the seaNon
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townNon
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités de pêche, Activités nautiques
Please specifyPêche côtière et hauturière
Please specifyTous les sport de glisse sur plage ou dans l'eau
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.info sur media filtrants et bouchons plastiques a venir

Litter

Tobacco products with filters40
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl32
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)9
Lollipop sticks64
Sanitary: Mask40
Shotgun cartridges140
Cigarette lighters1
Glass bottles9
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces100
Cans2
Pieces of iron or scrap iron5
Clothes, tea towels20
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up