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Most health impact comes from plastic production and related air pollution; experts say omitted harms from chemicals and tiny ...

As the plastics treaty heads toward the finish line, the debate over limits or caps on virgin resin production has gotten louder, with the Biden administration and now some global businesses publicly ...

In the time it takes you to read this sentence — say, four seconds — the world produces nearly 60 metric tons of plastic, almost entirely out of fossil fuels. That’s about 53,000 metric tons an hour, ...

GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution will draw to a close Friday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. A ...

Flames shoot out across an area bigger than a football field, and the glare can be seen in the sky for miles. The sound is like hundreds of thousands of gas burners in concert, and a terrible smell ...

People protest with placards as delegates arrive prior to a session of the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution at the European ...

GENEVA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that includes limits on plastic production and ...

Close to 200 nations from across the globe were expecting to begin this month with full knowledge of the world's first-ever plan to "end plastic pollution," however, the UN's aspirations of striking a ...

LOOKING AHEAD, EARTH DAY IS ON MONDAY AND THIS YEAR THE GLOBAL FOCUS IS ON CORRECTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM THAT IS PLASTIC POLLUTION. THIS CAMPAIGN AIMS TO CUT GLOBAL PLASTIC USE AND PRODUCTION.