"Mary Fisher" > wrote in message t...
>
> "Dick Adams" > wrote in message
> ...
> >Volumetrically here, mainly with cans:
> >
> > Large: 28 fl. oz. bean can (3-1/2 cups)
> > Medium: 16 fl. oz. bean can (2 cups)
>
> But you have to buy beans in cans to get that ...

No, not if you are resourceful.

For instance, here empty cans are clean and
neatly put out for recycling on two specific days
each month. So you do not even need to bother
sorting garbage.