Sand Bay - Survey 100m 24 Apr 2016

Submitted by administrator on 13 July 2016
Beach: 
Sand Bay
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
24 April 2016
Additional information
When was the beach last cleaned? 
10 January 2016
Did you find any stranded or dead animals? 
No
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
1
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
7
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
34
Plastic bag ends: 
1
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
3
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
10
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
8
Caps/lids: 
260
Cigarette lighters: 
4
Pens: 
15
Combs/hair brushes: 
2
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
165
Toys & party poppers: 
33
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
49
Mesh vegetable bags: 
1
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
2
Gloves (industrial/professional gloves): 
2
Rope (diameter more than 1cm): 
13
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
17
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
24
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
10
Buckets: 
1
Strapping bands: 
15
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
6
Shotgun cartridges: 
2
Foam sponge: 
91
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
900
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
352
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
5
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
1
Other description: 
Flip flop
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
33
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
2
Cloth
Clothing: 
9
Sacking: 
5
Paper/Cardboard
Cardboard: 
8
Cigarette packets: 
1
Cigarette butts: 
4
Wood (machined)
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
9
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
7
Metal
Bottle caps: 
2
Drink cans: 
3
Fishing weights: 
4
Foil wrappers: 
9
Industrial scrap: 
3
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
2
Glass
Bottles: 
5
Other glass items (specify below): 
1
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
1
Cotton bud sticks: 
345
Medical waste
Containers/tubes: 
3
Syringes: 
2
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
6
Other pollutants
Paraffin or wax pieces 1-10cm: 
0.01 (estimated number per metre of strandline)