Data.

This dataset was collected by Citizen Scientists at an official 'Survey Area' as part of the Litter Intelligence long-term litter monitoring programme. The data are freely and openly accessible to anyone. Download the raw data, share this survey, and learn more about the data collection methodology through the links at the bottom of the page.

Litter Survey

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Makara Coast - Opau Bay

24 July 2022

Society for Conservation Biology

Rosa Harper

Overview

B

11

11.2

7.0

100m x 20m

Mixed Substrate

Items per 1,000m2

288

Products

576

6242

Type Count Weight (g)
Plastic 525 5162
Plastic utensils 1 1
Pens & Stationery 1 5
Fishing line 1 13
Bottle seals & tabs 8 12
Gardening & farming related 9 489
Food containers 23 550
Parking tickets & receipts 6 2
Strapping bands & tape 7 8
Cosmetics and medical packaging 2 23
Shotgun wadding & shells 17 50
Straws 3 2
Other Plastic 3 39
Bottles <= 2 L 16 360
Bottle caps & lids 71 263
Rope 4 9
Plastic sheeting 7 158
Unidentifiable soft plastic fragments 5 75
Safety & construction related 19 733
Unidentifiable hard plastic fragments 271 1088
Toys, sport, & recreation (Plastic) 3 46
Fishing gear 20 350
Clothes pegs 8 14
Cigarette lighters 3 39
Lollipop sticks 6 2
Bottles, drums, jerrycans & buckets > 2 L 11 831
Resin pellets A N/A
Foamed Plastic 44 197
Unidentifiable foamed plastic fragments 44 197
Fabric & Textiles 7 883
Other cloth 3 327
Footwear & shoes 4 556

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