Talks on a global treaty on plastic waste ended in stalemate. But a circular economy investment manager said momentum for plastic waste solutions hasn't ended.

What if recycling plastics were as simple as flicking a switch? At TU/e, Assistant Professor Fabian Eisenreich is making that vision a reality by using LED light to both create and break down a new class of high-performance plastics.

The plastics contaminating every corner of the Earth contain thousands of unregulated toxic chemicals. As global plastic talks end without a treaty, health experts say negotiators must consider their toxic cargo.

The collapse on Friday of a sixth round of U.N. talks aimed at curbing plastic output has dimmed hopes of tackling a key source of pollution and left many advocates of restrictions pessimistic about a global deal during the Trump administration.

Diplomats from around the world concluded nine days of talks in Geneva — plus a marathon overnight session that lasted into the early hours of Friday — with no agreement on a global plastics treaty.

Nations are crafting the first global, legally binding treaty on plastics pollution. Campaigners for the treaty are getting creative, finding catchy ways to put the pressure on to get a deal done at the meeting at the United Nations office in Geneva.

The recent conclusion of the UN plastics treaty talks revealed both the promise and the challenge of global environmental diplomacy. For nearly two weeks, environmental leaders, scientific experts, advocacy groups,

Despite strong evidence that plastics are harmful to people, oil-producing countries oppose action on human health.