Date & hour
Saturday 05/18/2024
Location
Calle Solondota, 48600, Sopela, Vizcaya, País Vasco, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Tobacco products with filters
Plastic cups
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Plastic bottle caps
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Plastic bags and pieces
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 100 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 200 - 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? | Sí |
| To your knowledge, is there normally a large amount of litter in this area? | No |
| 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? | Sí |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | Sí |
| Please specify | Pellets |
| Did you find any large or unusual waste (cars, telephone boxes, fridges)? | No |
| Have you observed on the beache or on the riverbanks some industrial plastic pellets* also called mermaid tears? | Sí |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Blancos |
| 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)? | No |
| Avez-vous observé dans les laisses de mer des quantités importantes de granulés plastiques industriels ? | Sí |
| Could you estimate the quantity of pellets observed over 1 metre? | 10 - 100 |
| 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.)? | No |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | No |
| - Near a tourist area | Sí |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | No lo sé |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Otros |
| Please specify | Paso marítimo en altamar |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Sí |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 175 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 351 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 61 |
 Straws | 1 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 29 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 23 |
 Stir-sticks | 1 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 1 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 14 |
 Toys | 2 |
| Plastic cups, including lid | 64 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 5 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 41 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 35 |
 Lollipop sticks | 9 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 3 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 39 |
 Bottle caps | 1 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 5 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 4 |
 Glass bottles | 4 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 17 |
Filter medias
1
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up