Landmark plastic pollution treaty talks collapse over curbs on toxic chemicals

Talks on how to address the global plastic pollution crisis concluded on Friday, without reaching an agreement.

Delegates, who worked through the night in an extended session at the United Nations office in Geneva, say they failed to find an "acceptable outcome".

They remain deadlocked over whether the treaty should reduce the exponential growth of plastic production and put global, legally binding controls on toxic chemicals used to make plastics.

Oil and gas-producing nations and the plastics industry oppose production limits, instead calling for a treaty focused on better waste management and reuse.

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