Negotiators are gathering in Busan, South Korea, this week in a final push to forge a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. “We must end plastic pollution before plastic ...

The aim is to produce a legally binding treaty that will address the world’s plastic pollution problem by tackling the material throughout its full lifecycle. National delegations still have ...

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement. By Hiroko ...

International negotiations to create a legally binding treaty to stem the tide of plastic pollution ended in a stalemate on Monday — pushing talks past their initial deadline and into next year.

Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution. By Hiroko Tabuchi A week after Saudi Arabia, the world’s top ...

People clean up plastic trash at a beach in Bali, Indonesia. Image by OCG Saving The Ocean via Unsplash (Public domain). The unity and resolve among nations backing a tough binding treaty became ...

Plastic surgeon Leonard Hochstein (right) is one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the city of Miami Beach related to a party he is planning to throw at his home on Star Island during Art Week.

It’s one of the biggest cooking weeks of the year for many families. Chances are there’s a well-used black plastic spatula, spoon or ladle near the stove. Scientists say it belongs in the trash.

Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution have failed to reach agreement, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap production while a handful of oil-producers were prepared ...

Delegates from 175 countries spent last week in Busan, South Korea, attempting to negotiate a legally binding treaty to address global plastic pollution, but they failed to bridge significant gaps ...

Plastic waste pollutes our oceans, food, even our bodies. This week, 175 countries are trying to create a treaty to reduce that waste. Nations such as Saudi Arabia and Russia, who produce fossil ...