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Ocean Conservancy. (August 25, 2023). Most common waste items found along beaches in the United States in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228584/waste-items-found-along-coast-united-states/
Ocean Conservancy. "Most common waste items found along beaches in the United States in 2022." Chart. August 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228584/waste-items-found-along-coast-united-states/
Ocean Conservancy. (2023). Most common waste items found along beaches in the United States in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228584/waste-items-found-along-coast-united-states/
Ocean Conservancy. "Most Common Waste Items Found along Beaches in The United States in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228584/waste-items-found-along-coast-united-states/
Ocean Conservancy, Most common waste items found along beaches in the United States in 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228584/waste-items-found-along-coast-united-states/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Most common waste items found along beaches in the United States in 2022 [Graph], Ocean Conservancy, August 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228584/waste-items-found-along-coast-united-states/