I buy sturdy plastic plates and flatware that I take home to was and reuse.

I thought we were to remove caps from plastic bottles before recycling

reuse same coffee cup from 711 thats plastic instead of paper cups

We have a "mats for a mission" group in our area. They take plastic grocery bags and use them to crochet mats for the homeless to sit and sleep on.

I use reusable grocery bags, but somehow I still end up with plastic bags. When I do, I use them for cleaning the cat box and then they go in the trash. I know, it's not recycled that way, but it still makes for a great use for the bags.