Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

More than 100 countries reject draft treaty as ‘unambitious’ and ‘inadequate’

Widely rejected draft text does not limit plastic production or address chemicals used in plastic products.

Countries deadlocked on whether legally binding deal should include curbs on production and toxic chemicals

The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.

GENEVA: Talks aimed at striking a landmark global treaty on plastic pollution fell apart Friday without agreement, as countries failed to find consensus on how the world should…

Countries failed to bridge wide gaps on whether the world should limit plastic manufacturing and restrict the use of harmful plastic chemicals.

Nations remain split on whether a global treaty should put controls on plastic production, with compromise texts failing to satisfy either side.