Date & hour
Saturday 04/01/2023
Location
L'Abri Cotier, 11 Route des Dunes, 62215, Oye-Plage, Pas-de-Calais, Hauts-de-France, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Plastic bags and pieces
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Food packaging
Cans
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Pieces of iron or scrap iron
Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
Wet wipes
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 8 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 3 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | + de 1000m |
| Please specify | 5000 |
| Number of bags filled | 8 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 50 |
| 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? | Non |
| 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 |
| 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 ? | 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.)? | Oui |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | Non |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | Non |
| - Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…) | Oui |
| Specify which | Marée haute, tempête avec vent à 32 km/h. |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Non |
| - Near a major shipping area | Oui |
| - 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 | Voile, catamaran, paddle. |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 15 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 10 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 20 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 4 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 60 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 40 |
 Lollipop sticks | 15 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 5 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 3 |
| Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 15 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 50 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 35 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 10 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 20 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 10 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Glass bottles | 6 |
 Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 8 |
| Cans | 20 |
| Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 15 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 10 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up