Cramond Beach - Survey 100m 21 Apr 2018

Submitted by lizzie.prior on 15 August 2018
Beach: 
Cramond Beach
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
21 April 2018
Additional information
When was the beach last cleaned? 
30 January 2018
Did you divert from the predetermined 100 metres? 
No
Did you find any stranded or dead animals? 
Yes
If so how many? 
3
Plastic/Polystyrene
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
79
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
30
Plastic bag ends: 
25
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
39
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
3
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
10
Injection gun containers: 
1
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
9
Car parts: 
3
Caps/lids: 
76
Cigarette lighters: 
5
Pens: 
77
Combs/hair brushes: 
2
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
125
Toys & party poppers: 
68
Cups: 
10
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
42
Mesh vegetable bags: 
6
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
1
Gloves (industrial/professional gloves): 
2
Rope (diameter more than 1cm): 
38
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
160
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
67
Nets & pieces of net > 50cm: 
4
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
51
Fishing line (angling): 
38
Strapping bands: 
7
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
16
Fibre glass: 
3
Shotgun cartridges: 
4
Shoes/sandals: 
2
Foam sponge: 
130
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
1246
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
280
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
126
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
30
Other description: 
cable ties, rubber bands, nurdle 268 (under small pieces 0 - 2.5)
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
14
Boots: 
2
Tyres and belts: 
21
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
27
Other description: 
small items
Cloth
Clothing: 
66
Furnishings: 
3
Sacking: 
2
Shoes (leather): 
16
Other textiles (specify below): 
40
Other description: 
small cloth, ribbon
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
4
Cardboard: 
18
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (milk): 
5
Cigarette butts: 
25
Cups: 
4
Newspapers & magazines: 
6
Other paper items (specify below): 
21
Other description: 
paper
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
3
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
6
Paint brushes: 
1
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
29
Other wood < 50cm description: 
small
Metal
Bottle caps: 
5
Drink cans: 
19
Foil wrappers: 
2
Industrial scrap: 
5
Paint tins: 
1
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
6
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
7
Other metal pieces < 50cm description: 
Tin
Glass
Bottles: 
1
Other glass items (specify below): 
33
Other glass items description: 
small bits of glass
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
9
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
6
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
4
Cotton bud sticks: 
337
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
93
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
75
Toilet fresheners: 
1
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
55
Other description: 
nappy, plasters,razors,tissues, sponges,toothbrush, false teeth
Medical waste
Containers/tubes: 
2
Syringes: 
1
Other medical items (specify below): 
843
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
12
Other pollutants
Other pollutants (specify below): 
0.04 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other description: 
dead birds, chewing gum