It definitely is a problem in the US, whether there is awareness or not. https://www.usgs.gov/news/widespread-plastic-pollution-found-great-lakes-tributaries h

It definitely is a problem in the US, whether there is awareness or not. https://www.usgs.gov/news/widespread-plastic-pollution-found-great-lakes-tributaries https://www.usgs.gov/news/widespread-plastic-pollution-found... This is just in water, I would not be surprised if there is a problem of similar magnitude with accumulation in soil.