U.S. Resists India’s Push to Ban Single-Use Plastic at UN

India’s proposal for a global ban on single-use plastic was scuttled last week by U.S. objections, a move that environmental groups call the latest example of the Trump administration’s continued weakening of international environmental agreements.

The clash led to the adoption of guidelines under the United Nations Environment Assembly on plastic waste management that were more or less in line with the U.S. demands instead of a plastics ban. That outcome triggered alarms among Indian lawmakers that their country will bear the brunt of the compromise through increased ocean pollution.

“It’s once again a signal that ...