In 2022, ** percent of U.S. adults expressed concern about plastic waste's impact on marine life. This made this issue to biggest concern surrounding the negative impacts of plastic waste. Plastic wastes impacts on water quality was also a significant concern for respondents, with ** percent sharing this concern. Meanwhile* of respondents were concerned about plastic waste's impacts on human health, an increase from ** percent in 2020.
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