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Plastic production cap remains contentious as treaty talks open door for agreement

Negotiators worked past midnight as countries wrangled over whether the treaty should address how to tackle the overproduction of plastic

A global study just revealed the world's biggest known plastic polluters

A global study just revealed the world's biggest known plastic polluters

56 companies account for over half of branded plastic pollution

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo came in at the top of a global audit of plastic waste.

How the UN Plastics Treaty aims to tackle the pollution crisis

As Earth Day 2024 puts a spotlight on the world's climate crisis, negotiators from 175 countries are gathering for the fourth round of the United Nations Plastics Treaty negotiations next week in Canada. Held in Ottowa, Canada, from April 23-29, the last major round of negotiations will bring together the treaty's Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to draft a global, legally binding agreement by the end of 2024, according to the U.N. "Global plastic production and consumption has grown exponentially since the 1950s and is set to increase by 70% by 2040 if business continues as usual," the INC reported in a press release ahead of the negotiations.