It’s not really that hard to make your life more Earth-friendly — no matter how inconvenient it may seem. Realistically, it may only take a few extra minutes of sorting recyclables and delivering donated items to save the planet hundreds of years of decomposing garbage . Plastic containers are usually labeled with a small recycling logo. Paper is almost always recyclable, along with cardboard, glass, and the other typical items. However, there are regular household items that either aren’t labeled or don’t belong in the recycling bin, per se, that you can still recycle. These are 15 of the most common items people don’t know they can recycle. (This story originally appeared on The Daily Meal .)