Collège Monticelli vient nettoyer la plage

Organized by Hervé Aparicio

Date & hour

Thursday 10/13/2022

Location

La Plage, 8e Arrondissement, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Tobacco products with filters

Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

Bottle caps

Confectionery packets and wrappers

Food packaging

Plastic bottle caps

Plastic bags and pieces

Clothes, tea towels

Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L

Cans

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants41
Number of schoolchildren36
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 200 à 500m
Number of bags filled8
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
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
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui

Litter

Tobacco products with filters2100
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl42
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl15
Plastic bottle caps127
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)150
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)3
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags127
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)300
Lollipop sticks30
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials14
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs3
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators3
Sanitary: Mask2
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)11
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm10
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm1500
Plastic cups, including lid15
Picnic dishes: plates1
Picnic dishes: cutlery3
Straws10
Stir-sticks0
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.25
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes2
Toys20
Inflatable balloons1
Cigarette lighters6
Sandals / shoes2
Glass bottles13
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces3
Cans34
Bottle caps445
Pieces of iron or scrap iron13
Clothes, tea towels60

Filter medias

1

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected