Talks in Geneva to craft a landmark treaty to tackle the global scourge of plastic pollution entered their second week on Monday, with countries still at loggerheads four days before a deadline.

Plastic pollution is so commonplace that microplastics have been found on the highest mountain peaks, in the deepest ocean trench and scattered throughout almost every part of the human body.

The 184 nations meeting at the United Nations to forge a first international accord returned to the negotiating table after a nominal day off.

Some countries held informal talks on Sunday to try to get things moving -- but no game-changing shifts occurred.

The first week of talks fell behind schedule and failed to produce a clear text, with states deeply divided at square one: the purpose and scope of the

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