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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Samoa - Savai'i - Pu'apu'a

20 June 2026

Waste Recycling Environment Network Pacific

Vineta Pisia

Overview

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12

7.2

5.8

100m x 20m

Mixed Substrate

Items per 1,000m2

423

Products

846

170691

Type Count Weight (g)
Fabric & Textiles 397 138501
Carpet & furnishing 11 598
Canvas, sailcloth & sacking (hessian) 26 4734
Rope, line or string (natural) 2 11
Backpacks & bags 1 1108
Clothing, towels and linen 221 54700
Unidentifiable cloth fragments 136 77350
Plastic 355 15268
Resin pellets A N/A
Rope 37 189
Bottles <= 2 L 28 1673
Food containers 15 311
Unidentifiable hard plastic fragments 10 4411
Food wrappers 101 879
Plastic bags 35 1103
Clothes pegs 10 181
Bottle seals & tabs 19 404
Unidentifiable soft plastic fragments 23 995
Cable ties & zip ties 56 264
Bottle caps & lids 1 11
Bottles, drums, jerrycans & buckets > 2 L 3 8
Plastic utensils 2 6
Other Plastic 15 4833
Metal 39 6622
Aluminium drink cans 21 437
Unidentifiable metal fragments 11 3587
Other cans (<= 4 L) 7 2598
Other 29 886
Appliances & electronics 29 886
Glass & Ceramic 15 1029
Bottles & jars 15 1029
Rubber 9 8359
Rubber footwear 5 736
Tyres 1 7500
Inner-tubes and rubber sheet 2 26
Toys, Sports & Recreation (Rubber) 1 97
Foamed Plastic 2 26
Unidentifiable foamed plastic fragments 2 26

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