The failure of recent global talks in Busan, South Korea, to produce a landmark treaty to combat plastic pollution, has ...

More than 100 countries want the treaty to limit production as well as tackle cleanup and recycling, which is essential to ...

It is recognised as the most significant environmental cause of disease and premature deaths globally, surpassing even ...

The fifth round of negotiations on a landmark UN plastics treaty, has ended without an agreement, marking a major setback in ...

By Steve Fletcher United Nations-backed talks for a global treaty to end plastic pollution wrapped up without an agreement in ...

The majority of countries appeared keen to strike a robust deal and build a legal framework to address plastic pollution.

Analysis: Deep divisions, obstructions by fossil fuel-producing countries and the missing voices of campaigners and experts ...

Oil-producing countries were reportedly the key obstacle to finding common ground at the gathering in South Korea.

Between 20 and 34 million people are believed to work as waste pickers worldwide, playing a crucial role in recovering ...

Plastic pollution is choking the planet. From the bottom of the Mariana trench to the top of Mount Everest, there is little ...