Collecte de déchets à Moliets-et-Maâ avec Vegan Surf Camp et Surfrider Landes

Organized by Surfrider antenne bénévole Landes

Date & hour

Sunday 08/20/2023

Location

Plage de Moliets, D117, 40660, Moliets-Plage, Moliets-et-Maa, Landes, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs

Food packaging

Tobacco products with filters

Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)

Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

Plastic bags and pieces

Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

Bottle caps

Confectionery packets and wrappers

Lollipop sticks

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants14
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 100 à 200m
Number of bags filled1
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 specifyDe nombreux morceaux de plastique inférieurs à 1 cm.
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?10 - 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 seaOui
Please specifyCourant d'Huchet
- Near a major shipping areaNon
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townNon
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités nautiques
Please specifyN/A
Please specifySurf
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Oui
Do not hesitate to ask us questions about the wastes you have found or to write us anything that seems useful for the Ocean Initiatives. Feel free, the best ideas never remain stowed in the drawers.Autres déchets supplémentaires : 12 mouchoirs en papier ou serviettes en papier, 1 morceau de brosse en plastique, 5 morceaux de papier ou de carton, 1 petite boule en bois, 1017 granulés de plastique industriels.

Litter

Tobacco products with filters36
Plastic bottle caps2
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)49
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags14
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)8
Lollipop sticks6
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs169
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm5
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm16
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.32
Cigarette lighters1
Glass bottles1
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces14
Bottle caps11
Pieces of iron or scrap iron1
Clothes, tea towels6

Filter medias

5

4

0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up