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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Karen McVeigh, and Emma Bryce in Geneva

Talks stall on world’s first plastic pollution treaty one day before deadline

Plastic waste on a beach in Bali, Indonesia.
Plastic waste on a beach in Bali, Indonesia. One of the main sticking points at the talks has been on whether to cap plastic production. Photograph: Made Nagi/EPA

Talks on the world’s first legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution have stalled just one day before the negotiations are due to end.

Some of the countries calling for an ambitious treaty to include targets to reduce plastic production, including Colombia, the EU and the UK, have rejected as “unacceptable” and “unambitious” a draft treaty text that does not include production caps, nor address chemicals used in plastic products.

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