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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Avon Heathcote Estuary - The South New Brighton Yachtclub

17 December 2022

Algalita South Pacific

Tessa Mitchell-Anyon

Overview

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5

5.8

3.4

95m x 10m

Sand

Items per 1,000m2

532

Products

505

7630

Type Count Weight (g)
Plastic 241 349
Resin pellets D N/A
Bottle neck rings 3 1
Hangers & retail packaging 4 2
Bottle seals & tabs 1 1
Toys, sport, & recreation (Plastic) 5 17
Safety & construction related 7 41
Food wrappers 37 29
Bottle caps & lids 40 83
Pens & Stationery 4 2
Unidentifiable hard plastic fragments 53 26
Cigarettes, butts & filters 3 1
Rope 18 9
Lollipop sticks 5 4
Other Plastic 1 5
Clothes pegs 2 2
Strapping bands & tape 3 4
Straws 13 14
Unidentifiable soft plastic fragments 42 108
Metal 141 1433
Foil wrappers 3 8
Unidentifiable metal fragments 2 88
Metal Bottle caps, lids & pull tabs 1 2
Construction material 135 1335
Glass & Ceramic 100 3170
Glass or ceramic fragments 95 816
Construction material 5 2354
Foamed Plastic 15 16
Foam glazier spacers 1 1
Polystyrene insulation or packaging 11 14
Unidentifiable foamed plastic fragments 3 1
Fabric & Textiles 3 1631
Backpacks & bags 2 1630
Unidentifiable cloth fragments 1 1
Rubber 2 90
Rubber bands 1 1
Rubber footwear 1 89
Wood 2 940
Processed timber & pallet crates 2 940
Other 1 1
Cotton buds 1 1

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