Three students from Lycee Kleber High School in Strasbourg, France, pose for a photo with Pop Straws, biodegradable straws they invented with their classmates, in this undated photo. The corn-based alternative to plastic is an option that Taiwan might consider as the use of plastic straws will be banned in Taiwan's shopping malls and chain restaurants from July 2019. CNA photo June 20, 2018
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