Ten fingers, maybe, if you can't grab a nut with its little stem still attached and run. In Los Angeles, we are obliged to "rent" our trash cans (one general, one green-waste, one recyclables) from our beloved Dept. of Water & Power for a varying sum charged every two months. The City has never explained why the rate does not remain the same. The containers fit into an "arm" from the trucks that picks them up, so conveniently for the DWP, you cannot buy your own can. There is also a brown trash can. Trust me, you don't want to know about that one.