St Marys Beach - Survey 100m 1 Jul 2006

Submitted by lizzie.prior on 01 July 2006
Beach: 
St Marys Beach
Survey summary: 
Date of survey: 
01 July 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: 
1
Bags (e.g. shopping): 
34
Small plastic bags e.g. freezer bags: 
0
Drinks (bottles, containers & drums): 
45
Cleaner (bottles, containers & drums): 
5
Food containers incl. fast food containers: 
56
Cosmetics (bottles & containers e.g. sun lotion, shampoo, shower gel, deodorant): 
0
Engine oil containers & drums < 50cm: 
0
Engine oil containers & drums > 50cm: 
0
Jerry cans (square plastic containers with handles): 
0
Injection gun containers: 
0
Other bottles, containers & drums: 
0
Crates: 
0
Car parts: 
0
Caps/lids: 
144
Cigarette lighters: 
9
Pens: 
3
Combs/hair brushes: 
1
Crisp/sweet packets and lolly sticks: 
97
Toys & party poppers: 
17
Cups: 
61
Cutlery/trays/straws: 
52
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): 
250
Light sticks (tubes with fluid): 
0
Floats/buoys: 
2
Buckets: 
0
Strapping bands: 
23
Industrial packaging, plastic sheeting: 
8
Fibre glass: 
0
Hard hats: 
0
Shotgun cartridges: 
97
Shoes/sandals: 
1
Foam sponge: 
52
Plastic/polystyrene pieces > 50cm: 
852
Other plastic/polystyrene items (specify below): 
5
Rubber
Balloons, including plastic valves, ribbons, strings etc. 
6
Boots: 
0
Tyres and belts: 
2
Other rubber pieces (specify below): 
33
Cloth
Clothing: 
16
Sacking: 
1
Shoes (leather): 
0
Other textiles (specify below): 
1
Paper/Cardboard
Bags: 
0
Cardboard: 
5
Cigarette packets: 
5
Cigarette butts: 
10
Cups: 
2
Newspapers & magazines: 
5
Other paper items (specify below): 
1
Wood (machined)
Corks: 
24
Pallets: 
0
Crates: 
0
Crab/lobster pots: 
0
Ice lolly sticks/chip forks: 
0
Paint brushes: 
0
Other wood < 50cm (specify below): 
18
Other wood > 50cm (specify below): 
0
Metal
Aerosol/spray cans: 
1
Bottle caps: 
38
Drink cans: 
44
Electrical appliances: 
0
Fishing weights: 
1
Foil wrappers: 
27
Food cans: 
3
Industrial scrap: 
15
Paint tins: 
0
Lobster/crab pots & tops: 
0
Wire, wire mesh, barbed wire: 
3
Other metal pieces < 50cm (specify below): 
0
Other metal pieces > 50cm (specify below): 
16
Glass
Bottles: 
1
Light bulbs/tubes: 
0
Other glass items (specify below): 
16
Pottery/Ceramics
Construction material e.g. tiles, bricks: 
0
Octopus pots: 
0
Other ceramic/pottery items: 
0
Sanitary waste
Condoms: 
1
Cotton bud sticks: 
43
Sanitary towels/panty liners/backing strips: 
36
Tampons and tampon applicators: 
6
Toilet fresheners: 
0
Other sanitary items (specify below): 
20
Medical waste
Syringes: 
2
Other medical items (specify below): 
0
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): 
1.00 (estimated number per metre of strandline)
Pellets (nurdles): 
0