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.

Negotiators gather in Busan, South Korea on Monday in what's billed as a final push to address the global crisis of plastic pollution. It's the fifth time the world's nations are convening to craft a legally-binding plastic pollution treaty.

South Korea has won international praise for its recycling efforts, but as it prepares to host talks for a global plastic waste agreement, experts say the country's approach highlights its limits. When the talks known as INC-5 kick off in Busan next week,

A final round of talks on a treaty to end plastic pollution opens on Monday, with the diplomat chairing the difficult negotiations warning nations not to miss a "once-in-a-generation opportunity".

South Korea will host the final round of international negotiations for a binding plastic regulation agreement this week, officials said Sunday, with attention paid to whether countries can reach an agreement amid a sharp division over regulatory approaches.