Jennifer Mcdermott, Geneva, Switzerland The Associated Press August 15, 2025 GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around the world fell apart on Friday, with delegates in Switzerland adjourning with no immediate plans to resume. The consequence of the failed talks is devastating, as it leaves no clear … Continue reading No end in sight to plastic pollution crisis as treaty negotiations in Geneva fail
Category: Plastics
Plastic items are seen next to an artwork by Canadian artist and activist Benjamin Von Wong, titled ‘The Thinker’s Burden’, a 6-meter-tall sculptural remix of Rodin’s iconic Thinker, created especially for the Plastics Treaty negotiations, on Place des Nations in front of the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, Aug. 4, … Continue reading Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis