Use reusable, tough, versatile glass and metal containers instead. Filter water at home. So you don't have to "recycle" shit that gets shipped and dumped overseas onto less fortunate populations without resources and no money.
The real issue is that it's the giant corporations that cause the damage. Yeah, I can skip buying bottle water and stuff but when the likes of Shell or BigScaryCompany are doing more damage than all of us combined then it's a losing battle.