Date & hour
Sunday 10/20/2024
Location
189-201 Boulevard des Sables, 40600, Biscarrosse-Plage, Biscarrosse, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Plastic bottle caps
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bags and pieces
Tobacco products with filters
Lollipop sticks
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
Food packaging
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 6 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 1200 |
| Number of bags filled | 4 |
| 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? | Non |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | Oui |
| Please specify | Filet long de 10M |
| 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)? | Non |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Oui |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 1 - 10 |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Transparent |
| 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 | 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 de pêche, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Peche |
| Please specify | Baignade et surf |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 30 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 11 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 0 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 50 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 10 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 2 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 40 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 25 |
| Lollipop sticks | 30 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 50 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 50 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 5 |
 Sandals / shoes | 3 |
 Cans | 1 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 4 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up