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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer McDermott

Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down

Switzerland Plastic Pollution Treaty - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Environmentalists and Indigenous leaders held signs Tuesday in front of the United Nations buildings in Geneva, where talks for a global accord to end plastic pollution are taking place, asking nations to show courage and agree to a strong treaty.

Most were from organizations that are part of the Break Free From Plastic movement. They said they wanted their voices to be heard as the talks wind down in Switzerland. Nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution.

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