Date & hour
Sunday 12/25/2022
Location
41-49 Avenue de la Plage, 40480, Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
125Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
95Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
45Plastic bottle caps
40Plastic bags and pieces
32Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
25Food packaging
15Confectionery packets and wrappers
10Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl
8Plastic cups
7Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 10 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 3 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 7 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 100 |
| 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 specify | pot de peiture, grilles plastiques, pots fleurs, sucette bébé, |
| 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 sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Non |
| - Near a tourist area | Non |
| - Near a town | Non |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Activités de pêche |
| Please specify | pêche en mer |
| Please specify | écoles de surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Oui |
Litter
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 5 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 10 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 45 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 25 |
| Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 7 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 40 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 15 |
 Lollipop sticks | 5 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 6 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 32 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 5 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 95 |
| Plastic cups, including lid | 8 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 125 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 3 |
 Toys | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 2 |
 Glass bottles | 1 |
 Bottle caps | 6 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up