Delegates from more than 170 countries huddled for a week of marathon negotiations but came up short on delivering a treaty.

Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement.

Countries have deadlocked on a United Nations treaty on plastic pollution, according to The Associated Press. The treaty, with an aim of tackling worldwide plastic pollution, faced a hurdle due to negotiators not being able to get past the question of whether it should bring down the planet’s overall plastic while also having mandatory

Diplomats at a United Nations conference in Busan, South Korea, failed to reach agreement on the world’s first treaty to tackle plastic pollution on Sunday. They said they would reconvene in future months to try again.

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution have inched closer to an agreement, with more countries saying they want to address the total plastic on Earth

Plastic pollution treaty talks are ending in South Korea with no agreement, negotiators plan to meet again next year

Countries remain divided on the issue, with more than 100 nations wanting to cap plastic production, while a handful of oil-producers are only prepared to target plastic waste.

Negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution have concluded in Busan, South Korea without reaching an agreement. This was supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce

Deeply divided negotiators failed on Sunday to reach a landmark global treaty to curb plastic pollution, missing a self-imposed deadline, and agreed to extend their talks.

Negotiators working on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution won’t reach an agreement in South Korea and are making plans to resume the talks next year. The negotiations in Busan,