Recogida Playa Fluvial de Catoira
Organized by Surfrider Foundation Europe Delegación España
Date & hour
Monday 04/29/2024
Location
Calle de Acceso a la Estación Norte, 36612, Catoira, Pontevedra, Galicia, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Sanitary waste: Cotton swabs
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bottle caps
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Sanitary waste: Tampons
Plastic bags and pieces
Wet wipes
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl
Cigarette lighters
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 2 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 200 - 500m |
| Number of bags filled | 1 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 100 |
| Do you visit this place often? | No |
| 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? | No |
| Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter? | No |
| 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? | No |
| 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.)? | Sí |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | No |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | No |
| - Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…) | Sí |
| Specify which | Temporal de viento y mareas vivas |
| - Near a river, watercourse or outlet that empties out into the sea | Sí |
| Please specify | Desembocadura del río Ulla |
| - Near a tourist area | No lo sé |
| - Near a town | Sí |
| - Near a major shipping area | No |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividades náuticas |
| Please specify | Club de piragüismo |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | No |
Litter
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 49 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 20 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 20 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 12 |
 Sandals / shoes | 1 |
| Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 10 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 5 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 3 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 12 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 53 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 2 |
| Cigarette lighters | 6 |
| Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 8 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 6 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 5 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 25 |
 Cans | 1 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up