In an open letter to government negotiators headed to Busan to hammer out a historic global plastic treaty, climate activists called on the city-state to adopt a leadership position in tackling pollution by pushing for a tax on producers, a more transparent supply chain, and "genuinely sustainable" waste management solutions.
A final text must materialise this year, but officials are still wrangling over the wording for a treaty on ending plastic pollution. The head of the negotiations urges dialogue and compromise among stakeholders with competing interests.
Using misleading recycling symbols, the plastics industry has duped regulators and consumers into believing in the circularity of plastic, a study by Planet Tracker finds. The non-profit warns investors of plastic liability risks.
After INC-4, only one meeting is left for the world to reach a consensus on a treaty to limit plastics pollution. With festering disagreements surrounding a cap on plastic production, success is far from assured.