UN plastic treaty talks push for breakthrough as deadline looms

FILE PHOTO: Climate activists march on a street to demand stronger global commitments to fight plastic waste at the upcoming fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5), in Busan, South Korea, November 23, 2024. REUTERS/Minwoo Park/File Photo

BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - Negotiators at the fifth round of talks aimed at securing an international treaty to curb plastic pollution were striving on Friday to speed up sluggish proceedings and reach a deal by a Dec. 1 deadline.

South Korea is hosting the fifth and final U.N. Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5) meeting to agree globally binding rules on plastics this week.