Why not make a New Year’s resolution that you and your family will recycle anything that can be recycled, re-use anything that can be re-used and reduce anything that can be reduced!
If you don’t already have a compost bin, go buy yourself one and start composting fruit and veg peelings, egg shells, tea bags, coffee grounds, grass cuttings and garden clippings. It’s very simple! And your flower beds will love the resulting compost!