Two years of negotiations to reduce global plastic production have collapsed amid a split between countries. Members of the public created almost 70 artworks earlier this year to highlight plastic ...

In March 2022, at the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), a historic resolution was adopted to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, ...

Although many issues are being discussed the key split is around Article 6 - whether there should be a commitment to cutting how much plastic is produced, or just try and reduce plastic waste by ...

Global Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Market is thriving due to an increasing demand for flexible packaging materials, thriving e-commerce sector, widespread use of LDPE in manufacturing, and ...

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.

Can the world finally agree on how to end plastic pollution? We should know by the end of the week. “Some countries are pre-emptively protecting themselves, regardless of what happens with the ...

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 ...

South Korea is hosting the fifth and ostensibly final U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting this week, after the previous round of talks in Ottawa in April ended without a ...

Market value of polyethylene worldwide from 2015 to 2022, with a forecast for 2023 to 2030 (in billion U.S. dollars) Characteristic Market value in billion U.S. dollars ...

For two years, nations have worked to come up with a global agreement to tackle plastic pollution — a ... negotiators still appear to be largely split on key provisions, prompting uncertainty ...

Instead, talks will be focused on chemicals of concern and other measures after petrochemical-producing nations such as Saudi Arabia and China strongly opposed efforts to target plastic production ...