By Joyce Lee and Valerie Volcovici BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -Negotiators on a treaty to curb plastic pollution face tough debate on the last day of scheduled talks, as over 100 countries support curbing production while a handful of oil-producing countries want to focus only on plastic waste.

Negotiations on a plastic pollution accord are drawing to a close Sunday, as nations continue debating whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production.

Negotiators aiming for an international treaty to curb plastic pollution are set for fierce debate on the last day of scheduled talks, as over 100 countries supportive of a pact that would cap plastic production face off against a handful of oil-producing countries who want it focused just on waste.

The world’s nations will wrap up negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.

Plastic pollution is no longer just an environmental issue – it is a health crisis and a significant driver of the climate crisis

The new draft of the global plastic pollution treaty, ahead of the deadline has revealed significant differences among nearly 200 countries with key issues like plastic production and funding remainin

The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee was created in March 2022 during the United Nations Assembly (UNEA-5.2) to develop a global treaty on plastic pollution

The U.S. is among 175 nations haggling over a treaty to reduce the vast quantity of plastic pollution that ends up in our food, water and even our bodies.

The most contentious issue of the talks is whether there will be a limit on the amount of plastic that companies are allowed to produce. Panama proposed text for the treaty to address plastic production on Thursday.

The chairman of talks aiming for an international treaty to rein in pollution from plastics issued a document on Friday outlining measures that could furnish the basis of a pact, in an attempt to spur discussions as a Dec.