Countries are hammering out a document that aims to “end plastic pollution” by not only improving how the world handles plastic waste, but also reducing how much of the material is made.

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next ...

BUSAN, South Korea — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis. Their meeting concludes Sunday or early Monday in Busan ...

INC-5 Busan Plastic March protesting plastic production. Image courtesy of Seunghyeok Choi on assignment for Break Free From Plastic and Uproot Plastics Coalition. The road to INC-5.2.

New research on nanoplastics pollution and ‘chemicals of concern’ underscores the need for a strong agreement when ...

BUSAN, South Korea — Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next year ...

The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for an international treaty on plastic pollution began in Busan on Nov. 25. The one-week session is an important gathering of ...

US officials outlined their new position at a meeting in Nairobi, where key divisions persisted ahead of August talks to agree a global plastics pact The US government is pushing back against measures ...

BUSAN, South Korea (AP) — The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis.