Talks on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution will continue in coming months, delegates said. By Hiroko Tabuchi Diplomats at a United Nations conference in Busan, South Korea ...

Black plastic used in kitchen utensils can contain trace chemicals from electronic waste, and single use containers can be especially difficult to recycle. Plastic is being increasingly ...

Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution. By Hiroko Tabuchi A week after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top ...

Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution, faced a hurdle due to ...

International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on Monday — pushing talks past their initial deadline and into next year.

In March 2022, at the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), a historic resolution was adopted to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, ...

The story so far:The 5th Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) on plastic pollution was a conclave of delegations from about 170 countries mandated to establish a legally binding treaty ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A display board shows a call for a reduction in plastic production during the fifth session of the ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Environment activists hold a press conference calling for a strong global plastics treaty outside of the ...

CLIMATEWIRE | BUSAN, South Korea — United Nations members had meant to use this past week to work out how to end plastic pollution. Instead they return to their homes empty-handed from the ...