Tour Royale - PROVENCE PROPRE - 39ème action éco-citoyenne en 2024

Organized by Chercheurs En Herbe

Date & hour

Saturday 11/23/2024

Location

Avenue de la Tour Royale, 83000, Toulon, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Tobacco products with filters

Bottle caps

Plastic bottle caps

Glass bottles

Food packaging

Confectionery packets and wrappers

Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl

Lollipop sticks

Cans

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants48
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 500 à 1000m
Number of bags filled8
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?Non
Have you noticed an excessive amount of other types of litter?Non
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?Non
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 specifyle las
- Near a major shipping areaOui
- Near a tourist areaOui
- Near a townOui
You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...)Activités de pêche, Activités portuaires, Activités nautiques
Please specifypêche à la ligne
Please specifyplaisanciers, Bateaux pour la corse
Please specifyVoiliers, plaissanciers
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters8000
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl19
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl44
Plastic bottle caps113
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)50
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)0
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags20
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)50
Lollipop sticks30
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials0
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs0
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators0
Sanitary: Mask0
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)10
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm50
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm20
Plastic cups, including lid0
Picnic dishes: plates0
Picnic dishes: cutlery0
Straws1
Stir-sticks0
Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes.0
Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes10
Shotgun cartridges0
Toys0
Inflatable balloons0
Tires0
Cigarette lighters8
Sandals / shoes0
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)0
Glass bottles56
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces20
Cans22
Bottle caps451
Pieces of iron or scrap iron10
Clothes, tea towels5
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up