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Plastic treaty talks nearing collapse as nations remain deadlocked on production

The Independent reports that talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution are hanging in the balance with just two days left before the deadline and…

People climb buildings and hand out soap to push for a plastic pollution treaty

The Associated Press reports that nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution. The meeting at the United Nations office in Geneva is supposed to be…

Deadlocked plastics treaty talks ‘at cliff’s edge’

In Agence France Press/France24, a story finds that a new draft of the plastics treaty text, streamlined by the talks chair, is expected today. David Azoulay, director of the environmental…

IPEN Statement on the Chair’s Text

Today, the INC Chair released a draft Chair’s text for the Plastics Treaty negotiations going forward. Unfortunately, while the Chair’s text acknowledges the increasing health harms caused by plastics, it…

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Plastics Treaty Delegates and Plastic Waste Workers in Kenya and Thailand Face Toxic Exposures from Hazardous Plastic Chemicals

Data finds high-ranking UN officials, delegates and plastic waste workers are exposed to toxic plastic chemicals including phthalates, toxic flame retardants, and other hazardous substances Geneva-Data for IPEN studies on…

How plastic nurdles are polluting the oceans

In The Guardian, a story notes that millions of the tiny plastic pellets, called nurdles, are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in…

Kenya calls for plastics pollution deal as global talks grind on

In the Daily Nation, a story notes that the first week of plastic treaty negotiations is over, and it feels like reading the first chapter of a long, complicated book.…

Plastic treaty negotiations: IPEN wants health concerns to take centre stage

According to EnviroNews Nigeria, midway through the Plastics Treaty negotiations scheduled to end on Thursday August 14, 2025, the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), a global network of NGOs dedicated…

Petro-states stall plastics treaty over production limits

A report in the New Indian Express notes that a powerful bloc of petro-states and petro-chemical-producing countries is stalling progress on what could be a landmark global treaty to end…

Momentum sagging at UN plastic pollution treaty talks

As reported by Agence France Presse (via France24), the negotiations, which opened on Tuesday, have four working days left to strike a legally-binding instrument that would tackle the growing problem…