I. Krissy Waterman gave a speech about how littering is a serious problem in Indiana and proposed solutions to address it. Indiana ranks as the third dirtiest state and littering harms wildlife and costs taxpayers money. II. Krissy proposed two solutions - making household cleanups of a one mile radius mandatory once a year and allowing inmates to participate in litter cleanup. Both would reduce costs and increase responsibility and environmental health. III. A cleaner environment would benefit the economy, wildlife, and quality of life. Individual actions like not littering and community cleanups can make a significant impact on reducing trash.

1. Krissy Waterman, 1:30PM.
Krissy Waterman
Public Speaking
Policy Speech
April 20, 2015
Deborah Nolan
Title of Speech: Trash Talk
Thesis Statement: Yearly clean-up of trash in area, should be mandatory for all households. Today I will talk about how littering
needs to stop, how we can solve it, and the benefits of a cleaner world.
LEFT COLUMN
label speech functions
MIDDLE COLUMN
content of speech (use complete sentences)
RIGHT COLUMN
Label physical behaviors
Attention-Grabber/ Tie-in
to Audience
Source-
Litterscorecard.com/
Met.lausd.net
Credibility
Thesis Statement
INTRODUCTION
I. Out of 50 where do you guys think Indiana falls for the dirtiest
States? Well according to Litterscorecard.com Indiana is the third
dirtiest State! Why is this? Well Met.lausd.net says the main reason
is because people don’t care.
II. My name is Krissy Waterman and I have done multiple clean-up
projects in our area.
III. Yearly clean-up of trash in area, should be mandatory for all
households. Today I will talk about how littering needs to stop, how
we can solve it, and the benefits of a cleaner world.
Look at audience and
smile as I begin
speaking.
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THE PROBLEM
BODY
1. Throwing trash on the ground may seem harmless, but the effects
can case a lot of damage.
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2. Krissy Waterman, 1:30PM.
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Fact
Source- RSPCA.org
Example
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Source-
greenecoservice.com
Fact
A. In fact, Littering can take the lives of harmless plants and
animals.
1. According to the RSPCA, in any given year they will receive
over 7,000 phone calls about a litter-related incident and their
officers regularly rescue animals trapped or hurt by litter.
2. Here are some preventable incidents officers working with
the RSPCA have dealt with:
a. A hedgehog with its head stuck in plastic can
holder,
b. A turtle trapped in a plastic can holder,
c. A fox with its head stuck in a wheel hub,
d. A snake getting cut on an old can,
e. A deer trapped in plastic,
f. A puppy with its head stuck on a glass jar,
g. A hedgehog with its head wedged in an empty tin.
3. Just by littering you could be killing innocent animals and
having other harmful effects.
B. According to greenecoservice.com here are ten harmful effects
of litter.
1. Litter in the streets can travel through storm drains to bays
and oceans.
2. Litter cost money. Removing litter cost everyone who pays
taxes.
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3. Krissy Waterman, 1:30PM.
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Source- Met.lausd.net
Fact
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Narrative
3. Threat to public health, attracts rodents and is a breeding
ground for bacteria.
4. Litter can be a fire hazard.
5. Looks bad, and can affect the value of your home or business.
6. Can effect local economy, especially tourist locations.
7. Sends out the message that people don’t care.
8. Harm or kill wildlife.
9. Harm waterways.
10. It’s demoralizing and disgusting.
C. Even a small piece of trash can have a great effect on the
environment around it.
1. According to met.lausd.net here are some percentages of
littered objects that are found in the streets.
a. The most littered item is cigarette butts with a 29.57
percentage. You may be thinking that cigarettes can’t
possible harm anything, but if cigarettes are dangerous to
humans animals can easily swallow them congesting all
the harmful toxins.
b. The second most littered item is glass bottles with a 11.48
percentage.
c. The third highest item littered is chip bags with a 10.70
percentage.
2. It may not seem like there is that much trash littered around
our area but there is.
3. Creating a cleaner world for generations to come is very
important to me, so a couple weeks ago I decided to recruit
my family to pick up trash on our street. What seemed like a
simple task turned into a nightmare. Just driving down the
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4. Krissy Waterman, 1:30PM.
street you can only see about 1/3 of the trash that is really
there. Just cleaning up a half mile length of our street took a
couple hours and we got a wagon load of trash!
Transition Indiana has a serious trash problem, and there should be ways to fix it.
THE PLAN
Source-
Statisticbrain.com
Fact
Solution #1
Solution #2
2. With all this trash there needs to be people picking it up and there is,
but the problem is that we as tax payers are paying for it. According
to Statisticsbrain.com the total annual amount of money spent on
cleaning up litter is $11.5 Billion.
A. One solution I came up with is to create a law to where all
households should be responsible for cleaning up their area in a
one-mile radius of their property once a year.
1. This is great for many reasons, some including:
a. Creates a sense of ownership in the problem and
responsibility for actions.
b. Taxes won’t be spent on trash collection.
c. Increase the chance of a healthy environment.
2. Of course some households won’t be able to participate if the
owner is elderly or has medical problems. These special cases
would be documented and exempt from picking up trash.
B. The second solution I came up with is to allow inmates to pick up
litter. This has been done in the past but it needs to be done more
often in Indiana.
1. This is not only great for the environment, but also for the
inmates.
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5. Krissy Waterman, 1:30PM.
Source-
Morningjournal.com
Fact
Expert Testimony
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Expert Testimony
a. According to the Morningjournal.com Many inmates were
helping out a community through a joint program with the
Ohio Department of Transportation.
b. Inmate Michael Swartout says, “Everyone appreciates the
ability to take part in this program that gives back. It’s a
good thing. It gives the guys here the incentive to work
toward getting out and doing something positive.”
c. The goal here is to save time and money while using
untapped resources.
d. Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jerry Wray
says, “Litter is a totally preventable problem that wastes
the taxpayer’s dollars.”
Transition If we can create a plan then the Earth will be a better place to live.
BENEFITS
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Benefits
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Examples
3. The world and the people living on it will greatly benefit from being
cleaned-up.
A. Not only will you notice the changes on a smaller scale you will
also see some big changes as well.
1. The Economy will benefit from a litter free world. Homes
and businesses will have their property values increase.
2. Not only will the economy benefit, but animals and plants
will thrive in their clean environments.
a. Animals like the puppy that was saved from the glass
bottle
b. Or the turtle that was nearly strangled by plastic!
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6. Krissy Waterman, 1:30PM.
Source- Planetvarner.com
Fact/Statistic
Visual
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B. Picking up after ourselves is easy!
1. According to Planetvarner.com if 10% of the population
picked up trash each day (thirty million people)? That’s 30
million pieces of trash per day. What if each person only
picked that piece of trash every other day? That is 30 million
people each picking up 182.5 pieces of trash per year, that’s
almost 5.5 billion pieces of trash picked up. Just 10% of the
population can make a huge impact.
2. Just view this picture. What words come to your mind when
you see this?
a. With just a little effort we can take a trashy picture and
turn it into one like this!
b. This planet is beautiful and we can keep it that way.
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What we have to do.
Actions
Review Main Points
CONCLUSION
I. To create a cleaner environment here are some things you guys
could do.
A. First and foremost stop throwing trash on the ground, and
motivate others to do the same.
B. Call local businesses or government and report any illegal
dumping of trash.
C. Create a clean-up group and ask friends and family to join in the
effort.
II. Littering is an epidemic in Indiana, but we can solve it with plans
like creating laws or having inmates participate in the effort. The
effects will truly be beneficial to you and the environment.
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7. Krissy Waterman, 1:30PM.
Clincher
Express Appreciation
III. So next time you’re on a walk have enough care to pick up that
piece of trash. A simple act of caring for the environment can have a
huge impact on the years to come.
Thank you.
Smile, Sit.
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