No Nonsense Green

One way is to return to Glass Bottles with deposits.
This worked for many decades until the chemical industry sold everyone a bill of goods about Plastic.
It is true some plastics are recyclable, but most are not.

Get rid of printed Newspapers and Phone Books (White and Yellow Pages).
With the Internet there simply isn't a need for these printed materials that fill up landfills and we have to cut down healthy trees to make.
These companies can charge a fee to advertise on the Net and a fee to access the newspaper....

Which electronic devices waste the most energy when they are turned off but still plugged in?
Set-top cable boxes and digital video recorders are some of the biggest energy hogs. Unfortunately, there's little consumers can do since television shows can't be taped if boxes are unplugged. It also typically takes a long time to reboot boxes....

One of the biggest polluters are these Gasoline Engines that power things like ATV's, Boats, Scooters, some Motorcycles, and Garden Tools - such as Leaf Blowers, Chainsaws, Hedge Trimmers, and Lawn-movers.
Now we're not gonna get rid of pleasure Boats, ATV's, or Motorcycles anytime soon but we can ban the ones that are operated by 2-cycle engines (mix gasoline and oil together, they pollute like hell)....