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Preparation and Speaking Outlines

Preparation Speech

Annual Conference of the Environmental Protection Association

The Plastic Plague

1. Introduction

• Let me begin by stating that the world is quickly losing the beautiful outlook it had previously, ladies and gentlemen, sadly to the increase in pollution globally. Initially, a visit to a beach was welcoming and breathtaking: the soft sand, the blue water, the colourful creatures in the oceans and seas’ magical tide pool, and the waves (Bondareff et al., 2017). As a result of increasing trash in the water bodies, the beautiful ocean is in great danger.
• Trash is fast making its way into the oceans, building up in immense amounts. Presently, the accumulation of trash in water bodies is a global problem that is beginning to affect marine life. About 8 million tons of plastic enter the world’s marine ecosystem yearly (Freitas, 2018), and the figure is likely to rise. Believe it or not, the menace can be stopped.

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me get deeper into this topic about the plastic plague

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2. Overview of the Plastic Plague

• According to the Ellen Macarthur Foundation, it is approximated that 311m tons of plastic were generated in the year 2014, and this is projected to double in 20 years, and forecasts that there will be less fish than plastic in oceans by 2050 (Chen, 2015).
• The petrochemical sector has generated a huge variety of materials that cannot be used or recycled by nature.
• Plastic bags and bottles currently account for about 30% of the plastic generated yearly globally (Costa & Barletta, 2015). It is an extremely and bizarre process: producing items that are designed to be discarded but are made from materials that will never die. For instance, about 90% of the Eastern Garbage Patch, is plastic: plastic bottles, bags, and wrappers (Moore, 2014).

1. Effects of the Plastic Plague

• Worries regarding the plastic ocean is not merely concerning aesthetics: thousands of turtles, birds, seals, and whales die yearly, their guts and throats blocked with indigestible debris (Moore & Phillips, 2011).
• Marine life is being hit the hardest. The trash is conquering animals, compelling them to move elsewhere, usually leading to their death. By taking up space that animals need, aquatic life get suffocated. If the plastic trash is where fish and animals once lived, other animals can quickly mistake them for real thing. However, their digestive systems cannot handle the trash, and usually kill them (Bondareff et al., 2017).
• The migrations and deaths of many animals in a specific area can get rid of the already delicate food chain. Certain species of animals are likely to disappear as a result of the trash menace. Plastic causes about $13 billion of damage to the aquatic ecosystem yearly according to the UN, which affects shipping, fishing, and tourism industries.

1. Minimizing the Plastic Plague

• Minimizing the use of plastic is, therefore, imperative. There are several ways to do this:

1. Instead of paper or plastic bags in cities’ checkout lanes, people should purchase reusable bags made of recyclable materials/canvas.
2. Recycle all that can be recycled. Use other materials to make various things needed for use by man.

• Find alternative uses for bags made of plastic that we have to lessen the weight of plastic used.

1. Charge consumers for the use of plastic bags and introducee refundable deposits for bottles made of plastic.
2. Use separation machines to better recycling and spare plastic collectors from dangerous work.
3. Reduce over-packaging. We should smart package as possible.

Ladies and Gentlemen, brothers and sisters,

1. Conclusion

• I conclude by stating that if we can see wastes as resources, they stop being a problem. Instead they become valuable. Making best practices proactively and systematically available to other people has a great potential to making fast progress in the war against ocean litter. Lest we become a plastic people.

SPEAKING OUTLINE

1. Introduction

• “Plastic is in the air we breathe, it’s become part of the soil and the animal kingdom,” says Moore. “We’re becoming plastic people.” (Moore, 2015, p. 115).
• To date, it remains impossible to correctly quantify death in water bodies since dying and weak creatures are so fast consumed. The estimate that plastic kills about a million sea creatures yearly far underestimates the impact.
• The question I ask in this conference today is, “What can we do to minimize the plastic plague in the world’s water bodies?”

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2. What is the status of the world’s Plastic Plague?

• In 2014, about 311million tons of plastic were generated. This is projected to double in 20 years and there will be less fish than plastic in oceans by 2050 (Freitas, 2018). Plastic bags and bottles currently account for about 30% of the plastic generated yearly globally (Costa & Barletta, 2015).

1. How has the Plastic Plague affected the world?

• Thousands of turtles, birds, seals, and whales die yearly, their guts and throats blocked with indigestible debris (Chen, 2015).
• Trash is conquering animals, compelling them to move elsewhere, usually leading to their death.
• The migrations and deaths of many animals in a specific area can get rid of the already delicate food chain. Certain species of animals are likely to disappear as a result of the trash menace.

1. How can we minimize the Plastic Plague?

• People should purchase reusable bags made of recyclable materials/canvas.
• Recycle all that can be recycled.
• Find alternative uses for bags made of plastic that we have to lessen the weight of plastic used.
• Charge consumers for the use of plastic bags and introducee refundable deposits for bottles made of plastic.
• Use separation machines to better recycling and spare plastic collectors from dangerous work.
• Reduce over-packaging.

1. Conclusion

• Making best practices proactively and systematically available to other people has a great potential to making fast progress in the war against ocean litter. Lest we become a plastic people.