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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Waimea Inlet - Poor Man Stream Mouth

9 September 2022

Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology

Richard de Hamel

Overview

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11

11.0

7.5

100m x 9m

Mud

Items per 1,000m2

527

Products

474

2870

Type Count Weight (g)
Foamed Plastic 226 51
Ear plugs 1 1
Foam glazier spacers 8 3
Toys, Sports & Recreation (Foamed Plastic) 3 6
Unidentifiable foamed plastic fragments 12 8
Polystyrene insulation or packaging 202 33
Plastic 221 682
Resin pellets A N/A
Clothes pegs 2 2
Toys, sport, & recreation (Plastic) 3 3
Unidentifiable soft plastic fragments 59 214
Unidentifiable hard plastic fragments 64 46
Strapping bands & tape 11 13
Bottle caps & lids 5 11
Bottle neck rings 2 1
Bottle seals & tabs 1 1
Bottles <= 2 L 5 223
Cigarettes, butts & filters 11 2
Food containers 3 18
Food wrappers 29 50
Gardening & farming related 3 2
Hangers & retail packaging 1 7
Lollipop sticks 2 1
Parking tickets & receipts 6 3
Pens & Stationery 1 1
Plastic bags 2 9
Plastic vehicle parts 1 1
Safety & construction related 4 68
Straws 6 6
Paper & Cardboard 12 22
Unidentifiable paper and cardboard fragments 10 19
Paper, newspapers & paper receipts 1 2
Cups, food trays & wrappers 1 1
Wood 6 1170
Processed timber & pallet crates 6 1170
Metal 4 44
Aluminium drink cans 2 36
Construction material 1 7
Foil wrappers 1 1
Fabric & Textiles 2 3
Unidentifiable cloth fragments 2 3
Glass & Ceramic 2 887
Bottles & jars 2 887
Rubber 1 11
Tyres 1 11

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