Teddy picks things up easily with one toe nail.
And he likes crinkly things.. like foil bags, and plastic wraps.
If my wife and i watch a movie with a bag of chips, the cat will find that bag, if he has to empty the whole garbage can to get to it. Luckily the kitchen one has a lid, but he empties all the rest, if anything crinkly is put in there.
He just looks in the can, sticks out one toenail and grabs a QTip from the waste bin.