Palavas/Villeneuve-lès-Maguelone

Organized by Nicolas Costa

Date & hour

Friday 09/26/2025

Location

Bulles Plongée, 13 Route de Maguelone, 34250, Palavas-les-Flots, Hérault, Occitanie, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

1 636Tobacco products with filters

164Plastic bags and pieces

89Food packaging

63Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

61Wet wipes

40Fishing: lines, hooks

39Bottle caps

37Plastic bottle caps

25Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

23Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants8
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 500 à 1000m
Number of bags filled4
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?Non
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter?Oui
Please specify18 colliers de serrage, 6 gobelets cartons, 11 Batons fluorescents pêche
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 specifyLe cours d'eau le Lez se déverse à proximité, entrainant les déchets issus des eaux pluviales de la ville de Montpellier
- Near a major shipping areaNon
- 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 nautiques, Autres
Please specifyZone de pêche à la ligne depuis la plage
Please specifyLocation de jet ski
Please specifyActivités touristiques
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui

Litter

Tobacco products with filters1636
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl8
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl4
Plastic bottle caps37
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)89
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)0
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags164
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)16
Lollipop sticks9
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials2
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs3
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators4
Sanitary: Mask0
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)61
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm63
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm25
Plastic cups, including lid3
Picnic dishes: plates0
Picnic dishes: cutlery13
Straws23
Stir-sticks0
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.12
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes40
Shotgun cartridges2
Toys5
Inflatable balloons3
Tires0
Cigarette lighters0
Sandals / shoes0
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)0
Glass bottles4
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces23
Cans14
Bottle caps39
Pieces of iron or scrap iron7
Clothes, tea towels10

Filter medias

3

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up