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Groups seek to influence plastic pollution treaty talks at the UN as negotiations wind down

Momentum has been growing for a proposal led by Mexico and Switzerland for an article to address problematic plastic products, including single-use plastics, and chemicals.

The head of Panama’s delegation to talks on a plastic pollution treaty, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, left, cheers on environmentalists and Indigenous leaders holding signs front of the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/ Jennifer McDermott)
The head of Panama’s delegation to talks on a plastic pollution treaty, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, left, cheers on environmentalists and Indigenous leaders holding signs front of the United Nations building in Geneva, Switzerland, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/ Jennifer McDermott)
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Nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution.

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