Date & hour
Sunday 06/09/2024
Location
Avenue de la Grande Plage, 40510, Le Penon, Seignosse, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
971Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
600Plastic bags and pieces
506Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
480Plastic bottle caps
370Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
250Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
109Lollipop sticks
98Tobacco products with filters
41Shotgun cartridges
31Toys
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 40 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 11 |
| 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? | Oui |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Oui |
| Please specify | Beaucoup de Micro-plastiques |
| 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? | 10 - 100 |
| 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? | 10 - 100 |
| 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.)? | Non |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Nsp |
| - 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, Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Chalutage |
| Please specify | Port de plaisance |
| Please specify | Surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 98 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 16 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 12 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 480 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 12 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 12 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 600 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 9 |
| Lollipop sticks | 109 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 17 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 971 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 10 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 0 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 30 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 250 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 506 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 3 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 2 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 27 |
 Straws | 15 |
 Stir-sticks | 0 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 370 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 13 |
| Shotgun cartridges | 41 |
| Toys | 31 |
 Inflatable balloons | 0 |
 Tires | 5 |
 Cigarette lighters | 20 |
 Sandals / shoes | 7 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 14 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 17 |
 Cans | 3 |
 Bottle caps | 7 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 5 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 6 |
Filter medias
14
3
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up