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Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis

Plastic items are seen on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025 before the second segment of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution (INC-5.2). (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

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Resumed fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Geneva

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5.

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Global plastic treaty talks open in Geneva amid urgent calls for action

Delegates from around the world are gathering in Geneva for a critical round of negotiations aimed at securing the first global treaty to curb the mounting plastic pollution crisis.

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US at plastics treaty talks is rare international participation under Trump. What’s the goal?

Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, the United States has withdrawn from international negotiations and commitments, ...

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Plastics and human health: What's at stake in the global treaty talks in Geneva

Plastics are everywhere—they're even in you right now—and are making many of us sick. Now, global negotiators are fighting ...

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Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty

The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...

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Who’s who at the plastics treaty talks, from delegates to lobbyists

Procedural rules for the plastics treaty negotiations say that, for substantive issues, delegates “ shall make every effort ” to reach agreement by consensus. Otherwise they can vote by a two-thirds ...

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Plastic treaty talks overrun by fossil fuel lobbyists, campaigners say

Campaigners warn of ‘crisis of credibility’ as number of lobbyists attending plastics treaty negotiations rises ...

Sustainable Switch: US sends memo rejecting global plastics treaty

Before talks could even get started, the United States sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject ...

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Plastics treaty talks open in Geneva with industry touting recycling, activists warning of health risks

Industry groups taking the floor at the opening of global plastics treaty talks touted recycling and innovation as solutions ...

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