Negotiations on a global treaty on plastic pollution are being blocked by oil-producing countries and getting bogged down in ...

Plastic treaty talks overrun by fossil fuel lobbyists, campaigners say - Campaigners warn of ‘crisis of credibility’ as ...

Plastic waste is littered across the beach of Costa del Este, in Panama City, in April 2021. Countries are gathering in ...

High stakes negotiations got underway at the UN Geneva on Tuesday to agree on a legally binding treaty to curb plastic ...

A final round of negotiations to adopt a global treaty against plastic pollution will take place in Geneva, Switzerland.

Environmental NGOs are raising concerns about the growing presence of petrochemical industry lobbyists at talks to forge a ...

Nations gather in Geneva Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis that affects every ecosystem and person on the planet.

Almost all plastic is made from oil and gas — much of it now a product of the fracked gas industry. As the world shifts away ...

The federal government's single-use plastic ban will be implemented in phases over the next 18 months. Environmental organizations and local businesses see the overall benefits of the announcement.

South Africa is poised to ban plastic microbeads as part of a new initiative to combat plastic pollution. Stakeholders are ...

This week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his government will seek to ban many single-use plastics starting in 2021. Although the final list of banned items is still undetermined, it will ...

9,000 litres of diesel per day In the initial stages, the operation would take in about 10 tonnes of plastic each day. The plastic is separated, cleaned, shredded and then heated until it vaporizes.