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Treaty to curb plastic pollution stalled as industry pushes back

Oil and plastic producing nations and lobbyists sought more emphasis on recycling instead of production cuts.

Oil and plastic producing nations want the treaty to focus on recycling instead of production cuts.
Oil and plastic producing nations want the treaty to focus on recycling instead of production cuts. (AN/OCG Saving The Ocean/Unsplash)

Negotiators' efforts to craft a U.N.-led treaty on plastic pollution ended in stalemate and confrontation with oil and plastic producing nations.

A tense week of talks in Nairobi hosted by Kenya and the U.N. Environment Program closed late on Sunday after failing to reach consensus on a draft text negotiators hope will be comparable to the 2015 Paris climate deal.

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