Can’t face cooking today? Make sure nothing more than your takeout food is delivered. When you order, request no napkins, plastic utensils, prepackaged condiments, and anything else you have on hand. Some online ordering apps have a note area for special requests like this.

The restaurant will appreciate not wasting these items as well—unless you have an industrial composting facility in your city, even “compostable” to-go ware goes right into the landfill—and less waste also helps keep costs down for the consumer! (Related: before requesting items “to go” at a food truck or similar and then eating on site, which wastes packaging, see if they have the option of plating “for here.” Many establishments will have reusable cutlery and plates which makes eating more enjoyable and reduces waste. You can always grab a to-go box later should you have leftovers. And some spots will even allow you to bring reusable containers.)

What great ideas! You can find more tips for parents (and the rest of us:) in this article.