Actúa local, limpia global: el reto invisible del Día de la Tierra
Organized by Naiara Malave
Date & hour
Tuesday 04/22/2025
Location
Calle de Txomín Agirre, 20750, Zumaia, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Tobacco products with filters
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Plastic bags and pieces
Plastic bottle caps
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Plastic cups
Stir-sticks
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 12 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 2 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 200 - 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 10 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 1 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Sí |
| 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? | Sí |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Sí |
| Please specify | Pelet |
| 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? | Sí |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparentes, Blancos |
| 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)? | No |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | 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 | No |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - 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,...) | Actividades náuticas, Otros |
| Please specify | Travesías guiadas; motos de agua; escuelas de surf y body board; etc. |
| Please specify | La playa tiene un bar en la zona alta, se encamteo bastantes cosas del bar en la playa |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Sí |
| 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. | Nos centramos mucho en lo "micro" ya que el objetivo era observar y recoger las cosas más pequeñas que había en la playa que no fueran naturales. Como fue justo después de Semana Santa, se notaba que las maquinas de limpiar la playa habían estado pasando. Nos llamó mucho la atención la cantidad de poliéster ( las bolitas blancas de los envoltorios) que encontramos... Algunas sueltas en bolitas muy pequeñas, otras en bloques más grandes. |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 97 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 112 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 278 |
 Straws | 4 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 18 |
 Tires | 0 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 31 |
 Sandals / shoes | 0 |
| Stir-sticks | 9 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 6 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 3 |
 Toys | 0 |
| Plastic cups, including lid | 9 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 0 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 3 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 0 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 0 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 8 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 42 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 0 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 0 |
 Lollipop sticks | 4 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 0 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 0 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 0 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 21 |
 Inflatable balloons | 0 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 0 |
 Cans | 0 |
 Bottle caps | 0 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 0 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 0 |
 Glass bottles | 0 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 37 |
Filter medias
5
9
6
11
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up