How can we avoid Plastic

As all of us know how harmful plastic is and we should not use plastic but the question is plastic is so much involved in our day-today life that we cannot escape from it. But still if we try to find out the solution we can save the earth from its harmful effects to some extinct. Now here I am trying to put up some points, which can be useful in this case. If you have some more suggestions please expel out by posting comments.

1) If you can carry the goods in your hand please don’t ask for plastic bags.
2) If paper bags are available on shop ask the shopkeeper for paper bag instead of plastic bag.
3) Choose soups, milk and soy milk packaged in cardboard "brick" cartons, by Tetra Pak and SIG Combibloc, which are made of safer layers of aluminum and polyethylene (#2) and also recyclable.
4) Use disposable paper cups for tea or coffee instead of disposable plastic cups.
5) Instead of buying Plastic bottled soft drink ( coke , pepsi etc.) buy aluminum can or glass bottles.
6) Use paper or alternative disposable plates instead of disposable plastic plates.
7) Dot throwaway plastic bags in dustbin if they can be reused.
8) Go for alternative packaging products like cardboard based or aluminum foil based instead of polypacked products.