European carmakers will soon be required to use more recycled plastics in new vehicles under provisional EU rules agreed on Friday by member states and lawmakers.

Kyrgyzstan has amended its legislation, titled "On Limiting the Circulation of Polymer Film Bags and Plastic Items in the Territory of the Kyrgyz Republic," to ease certain planned restrictions on single-use plastics.

Talks began in Busan, South Korea, on Monday, with the goal of securing a legally binding deal on plastics pollution, led by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), News.az reports citing UN Geneva.

California initiated legal action against ExxonMobil on Monday, accusing the company of a decades-long campaign of deception regarding plastics recycling, which has exacerbated the global pollution crisis.

Azerbaijan decreased the export and import of plastics and its products from January through May 2024, year on year, a source in the State Customs Committee (SCC) said.