Collecte de déchets - TIP X Surfrider Manche

Organized by Julie Leparmentier

Date & hour

Thursday 03/20/2025

Location

1-15 Quai du Misaine, 50100, Cherbourg-Octeville, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, Manche, Normandie, FRA

Results

Top 10 of collected items

Food packaging

Glass pieces / ceramic pieces

Plastic bags and pieces

Confectionery packets and wrappers

Pieces of polystyrene 2,5-50 cm

Pieces of plastic 2,5-50 cm

Tobacco products with filters

Clothes, tea towels

Glass bottles

Pieces of iron or scrap iron

Details

Type of collectionA pied (plage/berges)
Number of participants35
Number of schoolchildren0
Length of beach/bank cleanedDe 100 à 200m
Number of bags filled15
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 seaNon
- 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 specifyport de peche
Please specifyport de plaisance
Please specifyecole de voile
During the course of your Ocean Initiative, did you find and collect biocarriers?Non

Litter

Tobacco products with filters25
Plastic bottles (drinks) under 50 cl or = to 50 cl10
Plastic bottles (drinks) over 50 cl6
Plastic bottle caps7
Food packaging (tubs, sandwich wrappers, yoghurt containers, fast food wrappers)400
Plastic bottles except beverages (cleaning products, beauty products)1
Plastic bags and pieces of plastic bags41
Confectionery packets and wrappers (crisp packets, chocolate bars, sweets, fruit purée pouches)40
Lollipop sticks0
Medical waste plastic: Medicine packaging / tubes / vials0
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Cotton swabs0
Sanitary / hygienic waste: Tampons and applicators0
Sanitary: Mask2
Wet wipes (sanitary, textile)0
Pieces of polystyrene between 2.5 and 50 cm35
Pieces of plastic between 2.5 and 50 cm32
Plastic cups, including lid7
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 cartridges1
Toys1
Inflatable balloons1
Tires0
Cigarette lighters2
Sandals / shoes3
Shellfish aquaculture-related litter (container, shellfish pot, plastic shellfish «sweep» film, etc.)0
Glass bottles15
Glass pieces / ceramic pieces385
Cans12
Bottle caps0
Pieces of iron or scrap iron13
Clothes, tea towels25
0
People sensitised
0
Bags collected
0
Butts Picked Up