POP IN THE CITY

Organized by Surfrider 35 Groupe Local

Date & hour

Saturday 09/27/2025

Location

Cour de la Vallée, 35400, Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

4 000Tobacco products with filters

1 400Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

585Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

550Food packaging

212Pieces of iron or scrap iron

136Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

100Fishing: lines, hooks

90Bottle caps

80Confectionery packets and wrappers

60Clothes, tea towels

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants450
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled9
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?Non
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 specifyManche
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- 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 portuaires
Please specifySaint-Malo
Please specifySaint-Malo
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters4000
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl0
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl15
Plastic bottle caps6
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)550
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)0
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags50
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)80
Lollipop sticks16
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials3
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs0
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators5
Sanitary: Mask5
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)0
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm46
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm1400
Plastic cups, including lid55
Picnic dishes: plates3
Picnic dishes: cutlery3
Straws0
Stir-sticks0
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.585
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes100
Shotgun cartridges0
Toys2
Inflatable balloons0
Tires3
Cigarette lighters1
Sandals / shoes0
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)2
Glass bottles27
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces136
Cans28
Bottle caps90
Pieces of iron or scrap iron212
Clothes, tea towels60
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up