Voluntariado limpieza de playa de Viladecans (desembocadura de la Murtra)
Organized by Roger HILL DURAN
Date & hour
Saturday 04/05/2025
Location
Gavà, Barcelona, Cataluña, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
187Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
187Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
45Tobacco products with filters
41Plastic bottle caps
34Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
31Food packaging
18Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
12Cans
9Lollipop sticks
8Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 19 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 4 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 200 - 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 4 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 15 |
| Do you visit this place often? | No |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | No |
| 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? | No lo sé |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | No |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | No |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | No |
| 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.)? | No |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Sí |
| Please specify | Desembocadura de la Murtra |
| - Near a tourist area | No |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Otros |
| Please specify | Lo desconozco |
| Please specify | Lo desconozco |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | No |
| 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. | Gracias. |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 45 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 34 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 187 |
 Straws | 2 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 4 |
 Tires | 0 |
 Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 6 |
 Sandals / shoes | 0 |
 Stir-sticks | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 1 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 2 |
 Toys | 0 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 0 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 31 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 0 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 187 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 0 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 0 |
 Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 0 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 6 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 0 |
| Lollipop sticks | 9 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 4 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 0 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 18 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 41 |
 Inflatable balloons | 0 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 0 |
| Cans | 12 |
 Bottle caps | 2 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 0 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 0 |
 Glass bottles | 4 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 8 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up