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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Waitataramoa Bay - Central Bay

25 June 2022

Rethink Rubbish Coromandel Town (Plastic-Free Coromandel Town)

Kate James

Overview

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2

1.6

1.1

100m x 11m

Sand

Items per 1,000m2

523

Products

575

2637

Type Count Weight (g)
Plastic 567 1817
Resin pellets A N/A
Food wrappers 6 3
Plastic bags 3 24
Baskets, crates & trays 2 15
Bottle seals & tabs 3 3
Bottle neck rings 1 1
Bottle caps & lids 5 16
Shotgun wadding & shells 2 5
Unidentifiable soft plastic fragments 10 3
Unidentifiable hard plastic fragments 27 46
Gardening & farming related 2 8
Bottles <= 2 L 1 11
Lollipop sticks 3 1
Cigarette lighters 1 21
Fishing line 1 1
Clothes pegs 6 15
Rope 494 1644
Wood 3 464
Processed timber & pallet crates 3 464
Metal 2 198
Unidentifiable metal fragments 1 195
Foil wrappers 1 3
Glass & Ceramic 2 41
Light globes/bulbs 1 9
Glass or ceramic fragments 1 32
Paper & Cardboard 1 117
Tetrapaks 1 117

Materials

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