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Deadlocked plastic treaty talks will lead to renewed negotiations in 2025

“Just wait till next year!” goes the slogan often attributed to disappointed sports fans. Those same words could equally apply to proponents of an internationally binding U.N. agreement to phase…

Countries fail to agree on a global treaty to end plastic pollution

IPEN Co-chair Pamela Miller speaks with San Francisco Bay Area public media on the Plastics Treaty talks following INC-5. Listen to the full interview on KALW Public Media.

Wristbands reveal nearly everyone is exposed to chemicals from plastic

From water bottles and food wrappers to microplastic in the air, plastic and its chemical components are nearly impossible to avoid today. Researchers have now measured the extent to which…

Assessing Alternatives to Plastic Recycling

IPEN Executive Director Bjorn Beeler talks with BNN/Bloomberg News about the Plastics Treaty and obstacles to plastic recycling.

Plastics Failure Is a Canary in the Climate Coalmine

You might have missed it amid the noise of the Trump transition and the sound of the European and Japanese auto industries collapsing. But the failure of an obscure United…

Over 100 countries want an ambitious plastics treaty

What was supposed to be the final round of United Nations negotiations for a global plastics treaty ended without an agreement on Sunday, as delegates failed to reconcile opposing views…

UN Plastic Pollution Treaty Derailed as Fossil Fuel Nations Block Production Limits

Negotiations to produce a legally binding treaty to curb the global explosion of plastic pollution fell short on Sunday as efforts to limit the production of fossil fuel-based plastics supported…

Vested interests and a flawed system: Why talks to agree historic treaty against plastic pollution collapsed

A week of tense negotiations to draft a legally binding treaty combating global plastic pollution ended in failure on Sunday night in Busan, South Korea, marking only the latest setback…

Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution for a week in South Korea won’t reach an agreement and plan to resume the talks next…

As Plastic Talks Continue, a Reminder of What We’re All Exposed To

As international talks continue this week, a dozen U.N. officials reveal scientists tracked their exposure to many chemicals found in plastics. The wristbands look like those you might find at…