Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with more countries saying they want to address the total plastic on Earth.

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution inched closer to an agreement Friday, with more countries saying they want to address

Plastic pollutes oceans, food, your body. Yet nations are divided over a global treaty. Why all eyes are on talks for a U.N.-led accord to cut plastic waste.

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries are discussing a treaty on global plastic pollution at a summit in South Korea. In southern India, a father-daughter scuba diving team is taking matters into their own hands.

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in Busan, South Korea.

INC-5 - the fifth and final round of negotiations for a treaty aimed at ending plastic pollution - is a critical opportunity for governments to inspire hope for the future

The EU’s push for a global plastics treaty is a crucial step toward mitigating the environmental and health risks of plastic pollution. The treaty hopes to create a more sustainable and circular global plastics economy by making concrete commitments to reduce plastic production, eliminate harmful chemicals, and ensure financial accountability.

The chairman of talks aiming for an international treaty to rein in pollution from plastics issued a document on Friday outlining measures that could furnish the basis of a pact, in an attempt to spur discussions as a Dec.

Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving on Friday to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 deadline.