BUSAN/SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Yonhap) -- A group of about 60 countries committed to ending plastic pollution, including South Korea, renewed their calls Tuesday for a global treaty to eliminate plastic waste by 2040.

Island nations say recycling insufficient to solve problem when 400 million tonnes of plastic waste is produced yearly.

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.