'We have missed a historic opportunity': Plastic pollution treaty talks end in deadlock

'We have missed a historic opportunity': Plastic pollution treaty talks end in deadlock

• Aug 15, 2025, 12:17 AM

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High level negotiations between 185 countries over reaching a global agreement to combat plastic pollution ended on Friday, as rival blocs clashed over prioritising a phase out of the material or bettering waste management systems.

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