The biggest issue of the talks has been whether the treaty should impose caps on producing new plastic or focus instead on ...

The consequence of the failed talks is devastating, as it leaves no clear path for nations to collectively address the ...

US at plastics treaty talks is rare international participation under Trump. What’s the goal? The plastics industry is worth $500 billion in the United States and employs about 1 million people.

The State Department supports provisions to improve waste collection and management, improve product design and drive recycling, reuse and other efforts to cut the plastic dumped into the environment.

The United States and other powerful oil and gas nations oppose cutting plastic production. Most plastic is made from fossil fuels. Even if production grows only slightly, greenhouse gas emissions ...