A Charlotte restaurant is helping customers go green when they order to-go.

Mert's Heart and Soul serves up low country cooking for the hungry lunch crowd in uptown Charlotte. Owner James Bazzelle's business has grown over the past 10 years, along with the city. But not all the growth is good.

“If you have ever been to a landfill in Mecklenburg County and see that mountain of garbage, you realize what we put out every day,” Bazzelle said.