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Checking plastic use urgent to save environment: Emphasis given on int'l and local initiatives

Experts believe that adopting alternatives to the use of plastic is the only way to protect the environment. Environmental ...

Talks on landmark plastic pollution treaty end without an agreement

Negotiators working on a landmark treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution failed to reach an agreement ...

Plastic pollution talks go into overtime as countries push for late breakthrough

Talks to create the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution went into overtime on Thursday, with ...

How a global plastic treaty could cut down pollution—if the world can agree on one

The report highlights how more than 16,000 chemicals are used in plastic, many of which are not disclosed by the companies ...

This sculpture at the UN is covered in more trash each day as nations work toward ending plastic pollution

Delegates to the treaty talks pass by the sculpture daily, drowning in plastic, as a reminder of their responsibility to ...

Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, ...

Plastic pollution treaty talks in Geneva end without an agreement

GENEVA (AP) — Talks on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution in Geneva ended without an agreement Friday ...

Countries deadlocked on plastic production and chemicals as talks on a global treaty draw to a close

Every year, the world makes more than 400 million tons of new plastic, and that could grow by about 70% by 2040 without ...

Four days left to square the circle on global plastic pollution treaty

Countries remained at loggerheads Monday over how to tackle plastic pollution, with only four days left to craft a landmark ...
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Plastic pollution treaty in deadlock

It’s the final day of talks in Geneva to to nail down a global treaty governing the lifecycle of plastic. But negotiations have hit an impasse. One of the main disagreements pertains to plastic ...