6 ways to waste less when eating out
3. Special-order entrées
Of course, nobody wants to be a difficult restaurant customer. But if you know you’re going to pick the tomato, lettuce and onion off your veggie burger anyway, there’s no sense in having them arrive on your plate.
Ask the server politely if it’s possible to hold unwanted ingredients—you can even tell him or her that you’re trying not to waste, which is exactly what would happen if you got all those burger toppings.