The Stats Date/Time : 23.07.2015/18h30 Estimated Kilos : .5 Estimated Liters : 2 A big storm came through last night so I wanted to collect trash today to see what would be on the beach. I imagine the lake cleans off the beach and drags the garbage out to the middle and onto the bottom […]
Tag: Lac Leman
Too many beaches too little time
The Stats La Tour-de-Peilz Time/Date : 12h00/08.07.2015 Estimated Kilos : 3 Estimated Liters : 10 The Stats Baie de Montreux Time/Date : 14h00/12.07.2015 Estimated Kilos : 20 Estimated Liters : 40 The Stats Baie de Clarens Time/Date : 14h00/14.07.2015 Estimated Kilos : 5 Estimated Liters : 15 The Stats Genève Time/Date : 18h00/15.07.2015 Estimated Kilos […]
A day of firsts
The Stats Date/Time : June 25th, 2015 /06:30 – 07:40 p.m. Estimated Kilos : 15 Estimated Liters : 50 The Story The first week of summer weather arrived and brought sunshine, sunbathers, and all of their trash. We had full access to the beach today as the Association pour la Sauvegarde du Leman had […]
The Beach Bar
The Stats Date/Time : 21.06.2015, 12:00 Estimated Kilos : 15 Estimated Liters : 40 Size of beach : 20 square meters The Story This was the dirtiest beach yet. It is not easily accessible therefore it seems that no one comes to clean up the beach; this was therefore a good opportunity to see the […]
Taken by storm
The Stats Time : 20:30 Estimated Kilos : 5 Estimated Liters : 10 The Story Big storms swept through the Lake Geneva Region during the past week and as aresult there was debri scattered all over the beach. In addition to the plastic, wood and leaves, it was nice to see that the lake is […]
The three wise men
The Stats Date/Time : 10.06.2015 / 20h30 Estimated Liters : 16 Estimated Kilos : 6 Objects Another stormy week in Geneva gives us insight into what the lake contains. Most of the deposit from the storm was natural – leaves and sticks and shells and feathers. However, there were a million little plastic straws, and […]
Le mauvais pique-nique
The Stats : Date/Time: June 7th 2015/9h30 Estimated Liters : 14 Estimated Kilos : 2 It was a beautiful Sunday morning and we had the beach to ourselves. After a sunny Saturday it was not surprising to find some left over pick-nick material. Objects: A mix of fresh and decayed trash. We found a sponge, […]
Q-tips or Lollipops ?
The Stats Date/Time: May 29th 2015/16h30 Estimated Liters : 8 Estimated Kilos : 2 We found lots of different stuff. We found about 10 little plastic sticks : Are they Q-tips or Lollipops ? It was mainly old deposits washed up on the beach mixed in with the logs and stuff. The weather was beautiful, and I […]
Qu’est-ce que tu fais là ?
The Stats Date/Time : May 26th 2015, 19:00 Estimated Liters : 8 Estimated Kilos : 1 A student of environmental management from the University of Geneva saw me picking up trash and came and asked me what I was doing. She was immediately interested in the project, but she has not yet written me ! […]
Plants can be Pollution too
The Stats Date/Time : May 20th 2015, 16h00 Estimated Liters : 10 Estimated Kilos : 2 The trash was mainly old stuff that had been clearly worn down by the wind and the water : lots of cigarette butts, 8 old q-tips, and lots of foam that had been torn up by the lake. There […]