Recogida en el Sopela Kosta Fest
Organized by Surfrider Foundation Europe Delegación España
Date & hour
Sunday 09/22/2024
Location
Sky Norte, Calle Solondota, 48600, Ugeraga, Sopela, Vizcaya, País Vasco, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Tobacco products with filters
Plastic bottle caps
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Food packaging
Lollipop sticks
Medical waste : packaging / tubes
Wet wipes
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 11 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 8 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 500-1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 2 |
| Do you visit this place often? | Sí |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | Sí |
| 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? | No |
| 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, Negros, Rojos, Otro |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Verdes, azules, amarillos, grises |
| 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 ? | Sí |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 100 |
| 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.)? | Sí |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | No |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | No |
| - Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…) | Sí |
| Specify which | Mareas vivas y temporales |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Sí |
| Please specify | Ría de Bilbao |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | Sí |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividad de pesca, Actividades portuarias, Actividades náuticas |
| Please specify | Pesca recreativa |
| Please specify | Cerca de los puertos de Getxo y Bilbao (Ruta Portsmouth-Bilbao) |
| Please specify | Surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | No |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 165 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 1148 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 97 |
 Straws | 3 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 6 |
 Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 6 |
| Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 10 |
 Toys | 7 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 3 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 18 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 3 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 92 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
| Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 11 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 92 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 8 |
| Lollipop sticks | 16 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 1 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 108 |
 Inflatable balloons | 4 |
 Bottle caps | 1 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 1 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 2 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up