New compromise but still no deal at plastic pollution talks

Countries trying to break the deadlock and strike a landmark global treaty on combating plastic pollution negotiated through the night into Friday on a last-minute revised proposal.

The new draft, issued by the talks chair after the original Thursday deadline passed, contains more than 100 unresolved passages of text -- but constitutes an "acceptable basis for negotiation", two sources from different governments told AFP.

However, several environmental NGOs said the new text still did not go far enough to protect human health and the environment.

After three years of negotiations, nations wanting bold action to turn the tide on plastic garbage were trying to build last-minute bridges with a group driven by oil-producing states.

Talks chair Luis Vayas Valdivieso issued his revised draft