A wooden tide pool is located near the beach with the ocean in the background. An information sign is placed next to the tide pool. The sign contains illustrations and text, but the text is illegible.
You’ve probably seen them at the entrances to our destination’s beaches (but not only there). Sometimes accompanied by explanatory signs, sometimes not. Here we explain what they are and what they’re used for!
A tide bin for waste is placed on a sandy beach. The bin is made of wood and contains a sign with instructions for waste sorting. The sign shows images of different types of waste and indicates where to dispose of them. The text on the sign is in French and includes instructions for waste sorting. The beach is bordered by dunes and the ocean is visible in the background.
A tide bin for waste on a beach, with instructions for waste sorting.
Tide bins are large “containers” that can take many forms and are placed at the entrance to the beaches of our destination and many beaches in France.
These bins are designed for collection by volunteer beach-goers of all marine litter washed up on the beaches.
What can I put in the tide bins?
There are a few rules to follow if you want to take part in this initiative, as the waste collected in the bins provides information on the ecological state of the coastline.
Plastics
packaging
nets and ropes
metals
rubber
glass
masks
miscellaneous packaging
What you can’t put in the bins: garbage cans
Fast-food bags
picnic waste
dog faeces
hazardous and polluting products
wood, seaweed, shellfish, fish, etc.: part of the ecosystem
garbage bags
A person in casual attire, wearing a pink shirt and red pants, is holding a plastic bag and a piece of black fabric. They are standing next to a gray sorting bin with a black lid. The scene appears to take place in an indoor setting.
A wooden bin with a descriptive sign for collecting marine waste. The sign shows different types of waste to collect and the text 'Tide bin' is clearly visible. The bin is placed on a concrete surface near the beach.
A wooden tide pool is located near the beach with the ocean in the background. An information sign is placed next to the tide pool. The sign contains illustrations and text, but the text is illegible.
Discover marine life in this tide pool near the beach.
A blue tide bin with a sign indicating 'Les bacs à marée' and 'Marine waste to collect'. The sign shows images of different types of marine waste such as bottles, nets, plastic bags, cigarette butts, packaging, cans, pieces of polystyrene, pieces of glass, pieces of plastic, pieces of metal, pieces of wood, pieces of fabric, pieces of rubber, pieces of ceramic, pieces of concrete, pieces of stone, pieces of earth, pieces of sand, pieces of gravel, pieces of rock, pieces of shell, pieces of coral, pieces of driftwood, pieces of cork, pieces of rusty metal, pieces of rusty plastic, pieces of rusty glass, pieces of rusty ceramic, pieces of rusty concrete, pieces of rusty stone, pieces of rusty earth, pieces of rusty sand, pieces of rusty gravel, pieces of rusty rock, pieces of rusty shell, pieces of rusty coral, pieces of rusty driftwood, pieces of rusty cork, pieces of rusty metal, pieces of rusty plastic, pieces of rusty glass, pieces of rusty ceramic, pieces of rusty concrete, pieces of rusty stone, pieces of rusty earth, pieces of rusty sand, pieces of rusty gravel, pieces of rusty rock, pieces of rusty shell, pieces of rusty coral, pieces of rusty driftwood, pieces of rusty cork.
A tide bin for collecting marine waste, located near the beach.
A wooden tide bin on a sandy beach. The bin is accompanied by a sign with instructions for sorting marine waste. The sign contains images of different types of waste and explanatory texts. The bin is placed on a sandy path leading to the beach.
A tide bin for waste on a beach, with instructions for sorting marine waste.
A tide bin for marine waste is placed on a beach. The bin is blue and contains images of different types of marine waste. A sign reads 'Les bacs à marée' and 'Déchets marins à collecter'. In the background, you can see the beach and the sea.
A tide bin for waste is placed on a sandy beach. The bin is made of wood and contains a sign with instructions for waste sorting. The sign shows images of different types of waste and indicates where to dispose of them. The text on the sign is in French and includes instructions for waste sorting. The beach is bordered by dunes and the ocean is visible in the background.
A tide bin for waste on a beach, with instructions for waste sorting.
Two tide bins for marine waste collection are placed on a pebble beach. An information sign is visible next to them, with a danger warning for high tides. The text on the bins and the sign is in French.
Tide bins for marine waste collection and information sign.
A wooden tide bin located on a beach. The bin contains a poster with images of marine waste and instructions for collection. The text on the poster reads 'TIDE BIN' and 'MARINE WASTE TO COLLECT'. The beach is bordered by vegetation and the ocean is visible in the background.
A tide bin for collecting marine waste on a beach.
A wooden bin with a descriptive sign for collecting marine waste. The sign shows different types of waste to collect and the text 'Tide bin' is clearly visible. The bin is placed on a concrete surface near the beach.
A wooden tide pool is located near the beach with the ocean in the background. An information sign is placed next to the tide pool. The sign contains illustrations and text, but the text is illegible.
Discover marine life in this tide pool near the beach.
A blue tide bin with a sign indicating 'Les bacs à marée' and 'Marine waste to collect'. The sign shows images of different types of marine waste such as bottles, nets, plastic bags, cigarette butts, packaging, cans, pieces of polystyrene, pieces of glass, pieces of plastic, pieces of metal, pieces of wood, pieces of fabric, pieces of rubber, pieces of ceramic, pieces of concrete, pieces of stone, pieces of earth, pieces of sand, pieces of gravel, pieces of rock, pieces of shell, pieces of coral, pieces of driftwood, pieces of cork, pieces of rusty metal, pieces of rusty plastic, pieces of rusty glass, pieces of rusty ceramic, pieces of rusty concrete, pieces of rusty stone, pieces of rusty earth, pieces of rusty sand, pieces of rusty gravel, pieces of rusty rock, pieces of rusty shell, pieces of rusty coral, pieces of rusty driftwood, pieces of rusty cork, pieces of rusty metal, pieces of rusty plastic, pieces of rusty glass, pieces of rusty ceramic, pieces of rusty concrete, pieces of rusty stone, pieces of rusty earth, pieces of rusty sand, pieces of rusty gravel, pieces of rusty rock, pieces of rusty shell, pieces of rusty coral, pieces of rusty driftwood, pieces of rusty cork.
A tide bin for collecting marine waste, located near the beach.
A wooden tide bin on a sandy beach. The bin is accompanied by a sign with instructions for sorting marine waste. The sign contains images of different types of waste and explanatory texts. The bin is placed on a sandy path leading to the beach.
A tide bin for waste on a beach, with instructions for sorting marine waste.
A tide bin for marine waste is placed on a beach. The bin is blue and contains images of different types of marine waste. A sign reads 'Les bacs à marée' and 'Déchets marins à collecter'. In the background, you can see the beach and the sea.
A tide bin for waste is placed on a sandy beach. The bin is made of wood and contains a sign with instructions for waste sorting. The sign shows images of different types of waste and indicates where to dispose of them. The text on the sign is in French and includes instructions for waste sorting. The beach is bordered by dunes and the ocean is visible in the background.
A tide bin for waste on a beach, with instructions for waste sorting.
Two tide bins for marine waste collection are placed on a pebble beach. An information sign is visible next to them, with a danger warning for high tides. The text on the bins and the sign is in French.
Tide bins for marine waste collection and information sign.
A wooden tide bin located on a beach. The bin contains a poster with images of marine waste and instructions for collection. The text on the poster reads 'TIDE BIN' and 'MARINE WASTE TO COLLECT'. The beach is bordered by vegetation and the ocean is visible in the background.
A tide bin for collecting marine waste on a beach.
Caution:
When birds are breeding or nesting, be careful not to destroy a nest, a dune or a plant by trying to extract waste from the sand, for example, or from between plants.
Where are
the tidal bins
on our territory?
Agon-Coutainville: 4 tidal ferries: Cale des Moulières / Cale du Passous / Ecole de Voile / La Poulette
Blainville-sur-Mer: 3 tidal ferries: Cale de Gonneville / Cale de Blainville / La Sablière
Hauteville-sur-Mer: 2 tidal ferries: Cale Sud / Cale de la Brequette
Regnéville-sur-Mer: 4 tidal ferries: Opposite the Château / Near the marriage hall / Mielette bend (at the entrance to the GR Nord) / Lieu-dit Le Mondin (large bend at the top of Regnéville, towards Le Prey)
Annoville: Cale Sud (next to the campsite) and rue de la mer
Gouville-sur-Mer: 3 tidal ferries: Cale de Linverville / Cale de Gouville / Juste après les campings (chemin du Dydody)
Anneville-sur-Mer: 2 bins: Cale d’Anneville / Rue du Chemin de Fer
Lingreville: At the slipway and at Les Verrouis
Montmartin-sur-Mer: Rue des marais and “bout du monde