Countries fail to reach plastic pollution treaty in Geneva

Delegates discussing the world's first legally binding treaty to tackle plastic pollution failed to reach consensus on Friday (August 15), as states pushing for an ambitious treaty said that the latest text released overnight failed to meet their expectations. Observers said that a three-year global effort to reach a legally-binding treaty to curb plastic pollution, which is choking the oceans and harming human health, now appears adrift. Sean Hogan has more.