Collecte de déchets sur la plage de Palavas - Club Jeunes de l'IRD
Organized by Surfrider Foundation Hérault
Date & hour
Friday 11/08/2024
Location
Windsurf, 34250, Palavas-les-Flots, Hérault, Occitanie, FRA
Results
Top 10 of collected items
Tobacco products with filters
Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm
Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm
Confectionery packets and wrappers
Plastic bottle caps
Plastic bags and pieces
Pieces of iron or scrap iron
Sanitary waste: Tampons
Bottle caps
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces
Details
| Type of collection | A pied (plage/berges) |
| Number of participants | 5 |
| Number of schoolchildren | 16 |
| Length of beach/bank cleaned | De 100 à 200m |
| Number of bags filled | 2 |
| 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? | 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 |
| - Events linked to human work / installations (work sites, construction…) | Non |
| Events linked to festive activities (community or private festivals, parties on the beach, sporting events…) | 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 | Oui |
| You can specify the type of marine activities located on-site (fishing activities, shellfish aquaculture, nautical activities, sailing, port activities,...) | Activités de pêche, Activités nautiques |
| Please specify | Pêche de loisir & pro |
| Please specify | Windsurf, kite |
| During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers? | Non |
Litter
| Tobacco products with filters | 383 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl | 2 |
 Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl | 0 |
| Plastic bottle caps | 19 |
 Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers) | 0 |
 Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products) | 0 |
| Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags | 19 |
| Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches) | 34 |
 Lollipop sticks | 2 |
 Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials | 2 |
 Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs | 1 |
| Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators | 7 |
 Sanitary: Mask | 0 |
 Wet wipes (sanitary, textile) | 0 |
| Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm | 273 |
| Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm | 61 |
 Plastic cups, including lid | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: plates | 0 |
 Picnic dishes: cutlery | 0 |
 Straws | 1 |
 Stir-sticks | 0 |
 Waste fishing gear: nets (including pieces of net), ropes, string, tangled nets and ropes. | 0 |
 Waste fishing gear: fishing lines, hooks, bait boxes | 3 |
 Shotgun cartridges | 1 |
 Toys | 0 |
 Inflatable balloons | 0 |
 Tires | 0 |
 Cigarette lighters | 0 |
 Sandals / shoes | 0 |
 Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.) | 0 |
 Glass bottles | 2 |
| Glass pieces / ceramic pieces | 7 |
 Cans | 2 |
| Bottle caps | 7 |
| Pieces of iron or scrap iron | 15 |
 Clothes, tea towels | 3 |
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up