Sand Bay - Survey 100m 7 Apr 2019

Submitted by lizzie.prior on 25 July 2019
Beach: 
Sand Bay
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
07 April 2019
Additional information
When was the beach last cleaned? 
06 April 2019
Did you divert from the predetermined 100 metres? 
No
Did you find any stranded or dead animals? 
No
Were there any circumstances that influenced the survey? 
Clean the day before; high tide. A note on bag ends - 8 were recorded but these are not commonly found on Sand Bay. Where possible these could be moved to the following category - 'Bags (e.g. shopping)'. Confusion over 'bag ends' as the ends of bags is commonplace. Outside of the survey area 8 bags were collected which weighted 62kgs, this weight does not include a tyre and car seat (old fashioned: made of wood) which were heavy!
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
1
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
10
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
5
Plastic bag ends: 
8
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
3
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
5
Caps/lids: 
29
Pens: 
3
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
83
Toys & party poppers: 
3
Cups: 
7
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
18
Mesh vegetable bags: 
5
Rope (diameter more than 1cm): 
1
String & cord (diameter less than 1cm): 
5
Nets & pieces of net < 50cm: 
5
Nets & pieces of net > 50cm: 
1
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
8
Fishing line (angling): 
4
Buckets: 
1
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
5
Foam sponge: 
19
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 0 - 2.5cm: 
674
Plastic/polystyrene pieces 2.5cm >< 50cm: 
137
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
30
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
15
Other description: 
duct tape 1, button 1, keyring loop 1, kitchen work top 1, compost bag 1, misc 10
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
2
Tyres and belts: 
1
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
16
Other description: 
wiper blade 1, band 2, ball 1, misc 12
Cloth
Clothing: 
2
Sacking: 
2
Other textiles (specify below): 
4
Other description: 
tennis ball 1, pieces of cloth 3
Paper/Cardboard
Cardboard: 
3
Cartons e.g. tetrapak (other): 
2
Cigarette butts: 
14
Other paper items (specify below): 
13
Other description: 
wrist band 1, paper pieces 12
Wood (machined)
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
3
Other wood < 50cm description: 
pieces of wood
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
1
Other wood > 50cm description: 
piece of wood
Metal
Bottle caps: 
1
Foil wrappers: 
4
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
3
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
3
Other metal pieces < 50cm description: 
pieces of metal
Glass
Bottles: 
1
Other glass items (specify below): 
6
Other glass items description: 
Pieces of glass
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
1
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
1
Cotton bud sticks: 
29
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
2
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
4
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
1
Other description: 
nappy bag 1
Medical waste
Other medical items (specify below): 
8
Faeces
Bagged dog faeces: 
4
Other pollutants
Other pollutants (specify below): 
0.01 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other description: 
coal 1