Negotiations aimed at forging a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting ...

Even if the jury on microplastics is still out, there is enough evidence of the harmful effects of chemical additives in plastics for the U.N. to act now.

A 22-page draft document prepared by the INC, containing 32 articles, will serve as the basis for negotiations ...

As over 100 countries push for a reduction in plastic pollution, the US urges countries to reject global plastic treaty talks.

One of the world’s leading producers of plastics, the US has also proposed revising the draft objective of the treaty to ...