Here is a list I have formed:
-Switch to Esim
-Build more apartments
-Use shampoo/conditioner bars
-Put carbon labels on products
-Buy stuff at the store
-Eat plant based
-Prioritize transit over cars
-Switch to Ecosia
-Recycle
-Give homemade gifts
-Compost
-Be organized
-Avoid synthetic cloths
-Switch to green burials
-Buy reputable carbon credits
-Mandate microfibre filters for washing machines
-Install Linux on old computers
-Switch to Electric car -Shut down all oil operations
-Pickup litter
-Ride your bicycle instead of the car
-Adopt kids and companions instead
-Build more green spaces
-Convert animal agriculture land to wild lands
-Support repairability
-Ban private jets
Recycling was also confirmed a few years ago to be a total scam, with almost all of it going straight to the landfill.
Aluminum and Steel, some kinds of batteries and electronics are worth recycling because extracting and refining new supplies of metals from raw ore is an extremely costly and energy intense process. A good rule of thumb is if you can find it on the periodic table it’s worth recycling.