Linda Brierly holds a pull-tab from a pop can. The tabs are used by the Pokomchi Indians of Guatemala to decorate bags and other items, she says.
Pokomchi woman shows Bill Brierly two of the bags she has made using discarded pull-tabs. The handcrafted items are a needed source of income for disadvantaged people but their popularity has meant the cost of pull-tabs has gone up, the Brierlys report.