St Marys Beach - Survey 100m 1 Apr 2006

Submitted by lizzie.prior on 01 April 2006
Beach: 
St Marys Beach
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
01 April 2006
Additional information
Was litter collected during this survey? 
No
Did you divert from the predetermined 100 metres? 
No
Did you find any stranded or dead animals? 
No
Plastic/Polystyrene
4/6 pack yokes: 
4
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
46
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
0
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
162
Cleaner (bottles, containers & drums): 
2
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
50
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
14
Engine oil containers & drums < 50cm: 
1
Engine oil containers & drums > 50cm: 
0
Jerry cans (square plastic containers with handles): 
0
Injection gun containers: 
0
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
3
Crates: 
0
Car parts: 
0
Caps/lids: 
457
Cigarette lighters: 
19
Pens: 
18
Combs/hair brushes: 
6
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
253
Toys & party poppers: 
19
Cups: 
86
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
47
Fertiliser/animal feed bags: 
0
Mesh vegetable bags: 
0
Gloves (typical washing up gloves): 
0
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Octopus pots: 
0
Oyster nets or mussel bags including plastic stoppers: 
0
Oysters trays (round from oyster cultures): 
0
Plastic sheeting from mussel culture (Tahitians): 
0
Tangled nets/cord/rope & string: 
0
Fish boxes: 
0
Fishing line (angling): 
612
Light sticks (tubes with fluid): 
6
Floats/buoys: 
6
Buckets: 
0
Strapping bands: 
12
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
0
Fibre glass: 
0
Hard hats: 
0
Shotgun cartridges: 
69
Shoes/sandals: 
1
Foam sponge: 
57
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
1379
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
61
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
9
Boots: 
0
Tyres and belts: 
10
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
42
Cloth
Clothing: 
93
Sacking: 
2
Shoes (leather): 
0
Other textiles (specify below): 
20
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
0
Cardboard: 
3
Cigarette packets: 
5
Cigarette butts: 
4
Cups: 
3
Newspapers & magazines: 
8
Other paper items (specify below): 
74
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
19
Pallets: 
0
Crates: 
0
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
22
Paint brushes: 
1
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
16
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Metal
Aerosol/spray cans: 
3
Bottle caps: 
50
Drink cans: 
21
Electrical appliances: 
0
Fishing weights: 
0
Foil wrappers: 
27
Food cans: 
1
Industrial scrap: 
0
Paint tins: 
0
Lobster/crab pots & tops: 
0
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
10
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
14
Other metal pieces > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Glass
Bottles: 
7
Light bulbs/tubes: 
7
Other glass items (specify below): 
5
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
0
Octopus pots: 
0
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
1
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
5
Cotton bud sticks: 
35
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
85
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
21
Toilet fresheners: 
1
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
29
Medical waste
Syringes: 
2
Other medical items (specify below): 
5
Other pollutants
Paraffin or wax pieces 0-1cm: 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Paraffin or wax pieces 1-10cm: 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Paraffin or wax pieces > 10cm: 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Other pollutants (specify below): 
0.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Pellets (nurdles): 
0