Manual cleaning

Selective manual cleaning is a credible alternative to mechanical cleaning for areas considered fragile, both in terms of biodiversity and erosion, and/or far from areas of high tourist traffic.

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It allows the preservation of all the biological richness and diversity. Selective manual cleaning consists of collecting only non-organic, man-made waste, and leaving natural, non-hazardous waste on the foreshore.

The vast majority of areas subject to manual cleaning are part of the Natura 2000 network, or are heavily impacted by erosion.

Through this operation, the syndicate wishes to respond to the challenge of solidarity by encouraging the use of integration companies for manual cleaning.

In this manner, manual collection operations are carried out by workers with disabilities or on work reintegration schemes.

Nearly 4,150 hours of integration work are carried out each year as part of the operation.

Nine manual cleaning sites are part of the cleaning operation, including Natura 2000 sites, river mouths, areas of high erosion risk, and urban beaches. A total of 16 km of shoreline is cleaned each year along the Landes coastline.