Date & hour
Friday 09/27/2024
Location
Avinguda del Litoral 74, 08005, el Poblenou, Barcelona, Catalunya, ESP
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Tobacco products with filters
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Straws
Bottle caps
Fishing : nets and ropes (Ø < 1cm)
Plastic bottle caps
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Plastic bags and pieces
Stir-sticks
Details
| Type of collection | A pie (playa/orilla) |
| Number of participants | 10 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 0 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | 500-1000m |
| Number of bags filled | 10 |
| If you used other bags than the ones provided in the Ocean Initiatives, please specify their capacity: | 30 |
| 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? | Sí |
| 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? | Sí |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Rojos, Otro |
| What were the colours of the industrial plastic pellets that you observed? | Green, Blue |
| 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)? | Sí |
| 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 ? | 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.)? | Sí |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | Sí |
| Specify which | Sant Joan festival; Cup America 2024 |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | No |
| - Exceptional meteorological events (high tides, floods, storms…) | Sí |
| Specify which | construction |
| - 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 | Sí |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Actividad de pesca, Actividades náuticas |
| Please specify | Pescadores particulares |
| Please specify | Vela |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | No |
| 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. | The 3 ocean initiative posters were in Italian, while the activity was in Spain, so, unable to use them. |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 300 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 50 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 20 |
| Straws | 50 |
 Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 2 |
 Tires | 1 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 20 |
| Stir-sticks | 10 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 10 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 5 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 5 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 1 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 10 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 1 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 5 |
| Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 30 |
 Cigarette lighters | 1 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 2 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 20 |
 Inflatable balloons | 6 |
 Cans | 10 |
| Bottle caps | 30 |
 Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 5 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 5 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 20 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up