Thought you could recycle that pizza box? Think again!

Figuring out which plastics you can recycle can be confusing. Most of us feel like we’re being earth-conscious when we toss something in the recycling bin, right? Well, it turns out you just might be doing more harm than good. How so? Fact is that if you include some unrecyclable items in your bin, you run the risk of the entire batch being re-routed to the nearest trash dump.

Via Yahoo Green, here’s a list of some common items that don't belong in the recycling bin, no matter what your zip code: