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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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Marlborough Sounds - Double Bay

25 July 2019

Linkwater School

Ben Knight

Overview

B

36

32.4

21.0

100m x 10m

Sand

Items per 1,000m2

237

Products

237

46188

Type Count Weight (g)
Wood 113 42000
Processed timber & pallet crates 113 42000
Plastic 87 899
Resin pellets A N/A
Lollipop sticks 1 1
Toys, sport, & recreation (Plastic) 1 1
Bottle caps & lids 1 4
Plastic vehicle parts 1 94
Clothes pegs 1 3
Food wrappers 19 8
Rope 24 245
Bottles <= 2 L 1 253
Cigarettes, butts & filters 5 3
Unidentifiable hard plastic fragments 26 167
Shotgun wadding & shells 2 7
Cigarette lighters 1 17
Fishing line 1 1
Pens & Stationery 1 3
Gardening & farming related 1 91
Fibreglass fragments 1 1
Foamed Plastic 25 1496
Other Foamed Plastic 1 2
Polystyrene cups or food packs 7 3
Polystyrene insulation or packaging 15 30
Foam sponge 1 1460
Ear plugs 1 1
Metal 4 126
Metal Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 2 4
Other cans (<= 4 L) 1 119
Unidentifiable metal fragments 1 3
Rubber 3 61
Rubber footwear 1 57
Toys, Sports & Recreation (Rubber) 1 3
Rubber bands 1 1
Glass & Ceramic 3 1606
Bottles & jars 1 174
Construction material 2 1432
Other 2 0
Sanitary items 2 N/A

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Next survey in this area

Marlborough Sounds - Double Bay Linkwater School
25 Oct, 2019
Items per 1,000m2
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