Date & hour
Thursday 06/06/2024
Location
Boulevard de la Plage, 33680, L'Ardillouse, Lacanau, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Plastic bags and pieces
Tobacco products with filters
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Food packaging
Sanitary waste: Tampons
Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
Cans
Shellfish aquaculture
Pieces of iron or scrap iron
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 50 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 45 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 30 |
| 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? | Oui |
| Please specify | GPI : 6000 |
| 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? | Oui |
| 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)? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | + 100 |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Non |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent, Blanc |
| 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 | Nsp |
| - Near a tourist area | Oui |
| - Near a town | Oui |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Non |
| Please specify | SURF |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 485 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 42 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 4 |
 Plastic bottle caps | 22 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 104 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 620 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 1 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 211 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 55 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
 Straws | 20 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 785 |
 Toys | 5 |
 Tires | 1 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
| Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 36 |
 Glass bottles | 15 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 5 |
| Cans | 38 |
 Bottle caps | 12 |
| Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 27 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up