A new study has identified flame retardants, which are commonly used in electronic devices, in many household basics where ...

The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our ...

Earlier this week, the mining magnate Andrew Forrest made headlines calling for a global "polymer premium"—or plastic tax—to ...

WWF finds the new draft text proposed by the INC-5 Chair failing to meet basic requirements needed for a strong globally ...

VPIRG is urging shoppers to avoid toxic plastic packaging products this holiday season. The agency reports that household ...

This week, the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) is meeting in Busan, South Korea for the fifth and final round ...

More than 85 nations, including all 27 members of the European Union, are making a last-minute push to include caps on ...

Countries are hammering out a document that aims to “end plastic pollution” by not only improving how the world handles ...

One point of agreement between plastics industry groups and environmental organizations is that neither side likes a U.S.

Negotiations over a U.N. treaty to cut plastics have been bogged down. Environmental groups blame the oil and gas industry.

A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in ...

Negotiators are gathering in South Korea in what’s billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution ...