Memo reveals U.S. bid to erode global plastic limits in treaty talks

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Memo reveals U.S. bid to erode global plastic limits in treaty talks
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A Washington Post report based on a leaked diplomatic memo shows the United States opposing binding limits on plastic production in global plastics treaty negotiations, seeking a broad national-security exemption to bypass the treaty and arguing for economic and petrochemical interests, as talks reach a critical phase.

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