Persuasive Speech
Laura Boreen
Neilson
Intro to Public Speaking
14 November 2010
Persuasive Speech
Reduce Landfill Waste by Reduce, Reuse and Recycling and the financial benefits
I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Over half of the waste that ends up in the landfill does not belong there because it could have been recycled or reused.
B. Credibility Statement: Not only do I religiously practice reducing, reusing, and recycling, but I have done a great deal of research for this speech, also research for a recycling project in my Human Concerns Class.
C. Significance/Identification Statement: The survey that I conducted with this class concluded that every one of us acknowledges that recycling is beneficial, yet only 60%, a little over half, of us actually do.
D. Thesis Statement: When I am through with this speech you will be convinced that reducing, reusing and recycling will keep unwanted items out of the landfill, can easily be done and while implementing the 3 R’s reduce, reuse, recycle can make and save you money.
E. Preview Statement: I will present the current problem of overusing landfills, offer specific ways to implement the 3 R’s: and how the 3 R’s can benefit your financial situation.
Connective: First let us look at the landfill. Or as Daniel Pike in the state journal register calls it “the graveyard of a disposable society.”
II. Body A. Consumers are quick to buy and do not think when it comes time to dispose of the waste. 1. According to factmonster.com 62% of municipal waste is dumped in the landfill. A single individual contributes roughly 4 pounds of that waste per day. In that waste you’ll find tons of glass, tons of paper and cardboard; also enormous tons of food residues, yard trimmings, textiles, and plastics currently, there are over 3,000 active landfills in the US. 2. A series on the history channel called “”life after people” discusses how varies
Neilson
Intro to Public Speaking
14 November 2010
Persuasive Speech
Reduce Landfill Waste by Reduce, Reuse and Recycling and the financial benefits
I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Over half of the waste that ends up in the landfill does not belong there because it could have been recycled or reused.
B. Credibility Statement: Not only do I religiously practice reducing, reusing, and recycling, but I have done a great deal of research for this speech, also research for a recycling project in my Human Concerns Class.
C. Significance/Identification Statement: The survey that I conducted with this class concluded that every one of us acknowledges that recycling is beneficial, yet only 60%, a little over half, of us actually do.
D. Thesis Statement: When I am through with this speech you will be convinced that reducing, reusing and recycling will keep unwanted items out of the landfill, can easily be done and while implementing the 3 R’s reduce, reuse, recycle can make and save you money.
E. Preview Statement: I will present the current problem of overusing landfills, offer specific ways to implement the 3 R’s: and how the 3 R’s can benefit your financial situation.
Connective: First let us look at the landfill. Or as Daniel Pike in the state journal register calls it “the graveyard of a disposable society.”
II. Body A. Consumers are quick to buy and do not think when it comes time to dispose of the waste. 1. According to factmonster.com 62% of municipal waste is dumped in the landfill. A single individual contributes roughly 4 pounds of that waste per day. In that waste you’ll find tons of glass, tons of paper and cardboard; also enormous tons of food residues, yard trimmings, textiles, and plastics currently, there are over 3,000 active landfills in the US. 2. A series on the history channel called “”life after people” discusses how varies
Cited: Pike, Daniel. "Garbage Mountain”. State Journal Register 6 May 2005, ProQuest Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 3 Dec. 2010. "http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/.html." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. 1994, 2000-2006, on Fact Monster. 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster. 05 Dec. 2010 . "http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/.html." The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. 1994, 2000-2006, on Fact Monster. 2000–2007 Pearson Education, publishing as Fact Monster. 05 Dec. 2010 . Intro to Speech classmates. “recycle survey”. Boreen, Laura. 3. Nov. 2010 “Trash” Beaudin, Monique. "Putting the first 'R ' into action; Reduce, reuse, recycle. Using the 'Reduce ' step makes a bigger impact than you might think. " The Gazette 25 Oct. 2010, ProQuest Newsstand, ProQuest. Web. 7 Nov. 2010. “Recycling” Enviromental protection Agency. 5 May 2010. 3 Dec. 2010.