Plastic Free July In A Time Of COVID-19?

Published

July 29, 2020

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Design News & Trends, Sustainable Packaging

As I inhaled the sushi I just ordered, I took a look at all the plastic containers it arrived in, everything sprawled across the counter, and a rush of blood shot through my body.

Fuck.

Itâs July 1st. Not only do I need to pay rent, but Iâm supposed to be excelling at Plastic Free July, a month-long initiative where you donât use single-use plastic, which Iâm currently not doing at all.

Alex Spott

Alex Spott is a writer, creative director, and screenwriter originally from Milwaukee, based in NY. She started her career in lifestyle and advertising PR before a series of company-wide emails led her to copywriting. Since then, she’s created campaigns and digital experiences for brands like Target, Google, and Instagram. While freelancing, she somehow scammed her way onto Business Insiders ‘30 most creative people in advertising under 30’ list, as well as worked on a variety of personal projects including Crack + Cider (the world’s first shop for the homeless where anyone can purchase a winter essential which is donated to a local shelter), and an in-progress animated short about a personal technology obsessed creature who loses their phone while on vacation in Italy. She’s currently working on her first screenplay, a dark comedy about a girl who is accidentally brought back from the dead.