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

beach-icon Beach.

Awhitu Peninsula - Hamilton's Gap

20 June 2022

Awhitu Beachcare

Christine Schofield

Overview

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2

3.0

5.1

50m x 20m

Sand

Items per 1,000m2

722

Products

722

2461

Type Count Weight (g)
Plastic 699 501
Resin pellets D N/A
Strapping bands & tape 2 1
Bottle caps & lids 28 55
Bottle seals & tabs 6 8
Bottle neck rings 9 5
Food containers 112 26
Clothes pegs 6 4
Lollipop sticks 11 3
Toys, sport, & recreation (Plastic) 9 6
Cigarette lighters 1 15
Pens & Stationery 4 5
Unidentifiable hard plastic fragments 472 243
Gardening & farming related 2 5
Cosmetics and medical packaging 3 4
Rope 6 79
Fishing gear 7 24
Shotgun wadding & shells 7 15
Unidentifiable soft plastic fragments 7 1
Safety & construction related 6 1
Food wrappers 1 1
Foamed Plastic 18 6
Other Foamed Plastic 18 6
Rubber 3 3
Unidentifiable rubber fragments 2 1
Toys, Sports & Recreation (Rubber) 1 2
Metal 1 1
Construction material 1 1
Wood 1 1950
Processed timber & pallet crates 1 1950

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