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Nations gathered in Busan, South Korea have a week to agree the world's first treaty to curb plastic pollution, a gargantuan ...

With tons of plastic leaking into our seas annually, these hard-hitting images show the devastating consequences plastics are having on marine ecosystems around the world.

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A last round of negotiations on a legally binding treaty to address the global scourge of plastic pollution has opened in ...

With negotiations underway for a global plastics treaty, business leaders and scientists explain how we can stop the plastic waste polluting our oceans.

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The Selangor government is stepping up its efforts to reduce plastic waste by extending the current ban on plastic bags to ...