Benjamin Von Wong, a Canadian artist and activist, is heaping piles of plastic waste onto a large sculpture in front of the U ...

Despite strong evidence that plastics are harmful to people, oil-producing countries oppose action on human health.

As negotiators working on a global accord to end plastic pollution approach their Thursday deadline, proponents of a sweeping treaty are finding different ways to get their message across.

The latest draft of the global plastics treaty drops proposed limits on resin production and rules on chemical toxicity in a ...

Nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution. Campaigners for the treaty are finding ...

Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer ...

Brazil has been more aligned with major oil producers during the current round of talks to create a global plastic pact ...

The biggest issue of the talks has been whether the treaty should impose caps on producing new plastic or focus instead on ...

Attempts to secure a landmark treaty combating plastic pollution descended into disarray on the penultimate day of talks Wednesday as dozens of countries rejected the latest draft text, leaving the ...

Kulsum Beghum sorts waste at a landfill in Dhaka. Her blood contains 650 microplastic particles per milliliter, according to ...

Negotiators working on a treaty to address global plastic pollution are discussing a new draft of the text that wouldn't ...