You might not want to crush that aluminum can you're recycling. Here's a beginner's guide to recycling paper, plastic, glass, aluminum and more.

How to recycle cardboard There's a right way to recycle your paper and cardboard. For example, you can recycle an Amazon box, but not a greasy pizza box.

Recycle holiday lights with local drop-off locations Woodman said standard wrapping paper can be put in your recycling bin, as long as it does not have foil or plastic, along with cardboard packaging.

How does single-stream recycling work? In cities that use single-stream recycling, consumers put all of their recyclable materials − paper, cardboard, plastic, glass and metal − into a single bin.

The holiday aftermath raises many questions for well-intentioned Minnesotans about what is trash and what can be recycled.

How do you get rid of hard-to-recycle items like electronics, clothing, and beauty empties? Find drop-off points or send-back programs for old stuff.