Plastic talks end without agreement on curbing production

By Valerie Volcovici

Negotiations on a future global treaty to tackle soaring plastic pollution wrapped up early on Tuesday without agreement on a proposal to consider sustainable plastic production limits.

The talks were supposed to conclude on Monday but continued overnight as countries wrangled over whether the treaty should address how to tackle the overproduction of plastic.

Countries did agree to technical work before the final round of negotiations in Busan, Korea from...