Date & hour
Tuesday 12/19/2023
Location
Rond-Point de la Plage, 33680, Lacanau Océan, Lacanau, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Plastic bottle caps
Food packaging
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Lollipop sticks
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)
Glass bottles
Plastic bottles ≤ 0,5 L
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 10 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 200 à 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 10 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 100 |
| 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? | Nsp |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Oui |
| Please specify | 2 bidons / 2 aérosols / 1 bouteille de gaz / 2 néons |
| 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? | + 100 |
| 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, Blanc, Autre |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Bleu |
| 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 | Non |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Autres |
| Please specify | Autre |
| 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 | 10 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 17 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 40 |
| Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 30 |
| Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 12 |
| Lollipop sticks | 20 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 1 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 20 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 2 |
 Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 5 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 30 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 20 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 1 |
 Cigarette lighters | 3 |
 Sandals / shoes | 5 |
| Glass bottles | 12 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 2 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up