PERSUASIVE SPEECH

ENGLISH FOR ORAL PRESENTATION
ELC 590

PERSUASIVE SPEECH PORTFOLIO
SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAG

PREPARED BY:
SYAHIRAH AMIRAH BINTI MOHD SYAHARUDIN

2022748539
SR2433B

PREPARED FOR:
PROFESSOR MADYA DR ALICE SHANTI KASAWI @ KRISNAN

DATE SUBMISSION:
10TH JULY 2022

PREPARATION OUTLINE PERSUASUIVE SPEECH

Student’s Name : Syahirah Amirah Bt Mohd Syaharudin

Matric Number : 2022748539

Faculty / Group : Faculty Sport Science and Recreation / SR2433B

Title : Say No To Plastic Bag

General purpose : To persuade

Specific purpose : To persuade my audience to stop using plastic bags.

Central idea : The excessive number of plastic bags is filling up our landfills and therefore

we must face the problem of plastic waste disposal so as not to pollute

the environment

INTRODUCTION

I. Look at this picture. What do you think this is? If you say it is a mountain, you are correct.
This is a mountain of plastic bags at a landfill.

A. Shocking, isn’t it? As urbanization increases, urban waste increases too.
B. In 2020, Malaysia is the highest consumed plastic bag per capita.
C. That is a lot of plastic bags used.
II. I have done some research on this issue. Even in my house more than 2 plastic bags are

produced in just one day.
A. If one house produces 2 plastic bags per day, imagine the number of plastic bags that

one house can produce in a day.
B. That will be a million plastic bags in a day!
III. So today, I would like to persuade every one of you here to avoid using plastic bags as a

habit because it not only reduces our landfills but can provide us with a better
environment.

(Transition: Now, you may say to yourself “What is the problem? Why do we need to stop using
plastic bags? Why can’t we just use plastic bags for purposes?”)

BODY

Well ladies and gentlemen, let me tell you why you need to stop using plastic bags.

A. The more we used plastic bags, the more landfill we would need.

1. Our landfills will eventually fill up with our garbage plastic bags or plastic that come from our
parcel and this will lead to the need for more landfills in the future.

2. The fact is, waste is not easily degraded.

a. According to 2021 article in Bernama, “studies have shown that annual plastic usage is
getting worse”.

b. This is because waste needs oxygen and light for the degradation process to occur but
the element of a landfill that has too many layers of rubbish and very little light, does not
allow for degradation process to occur fast enough.

B. The second problem is the type of waste itself.
1. As our society becomes more and more urbanized and affluent, we are producing more

solid waste.
a. Solid waste is non-biodegradable. The types of solid waste produced by urban
communities consist of plastic bags, or packaging materials

2. All these wastes are non-biodegradable and over time will fill our landfill.
a. Now, that is a lot of non-biodegradable waste that is filling our landfill and worse
still, these solid wastes are not degradable.

(Transition: Now that you know the problem of overusing plastic bags, you may be asking
yourself these questions: “How do I stop using a plastic bag as a part of my routine?”)

I. There are several ways you can make it a habit.
A. Firstly, you need to raise your understanding and awareness of what recycling means.
1. Besides understanding what recycling means, going to recycling campaigns can
also increase awareness.
a.This may sound unconventional but a lack of awareness of how recycled
products are generated from items that are thrown away is one of the
reasons people do not recycle.
B. Another way of making recycling part of your habit is to begin at home. There are several
simple steps that you can take.
1. First, avoid using plastic bags and plastic paper.
a.These items are not only non-biodegradable and non-environmentally
friendly, but they also tend to stay in the landfill longer.
b. Instead of using plastic bags replace it with other bags that can be
reused whenever you go shopping.
2. Secondly, when you go shopping, look for products that have less packaging.
a.This will help in reducing the amount of waste and garbage that is sent to
the landfill. Remember, less packaging is good. Less packaging means
less waste. Less waste means less garbage that goes to our landfills.

CONCLUSION

I. As a conclusion stop using a plastic bag can give us a better environment.
II. We will get a clean environment to live in and we also will get a healthy life because

there is no pollution around us.
III. Our lives will become happier when we see the environment become clean.
IV. So, to achieve this target we should raise our awareness about plastic.
V. Stop using plastic bags and buy products that have less packaging.

ARTICLES

Malaysia Ranks Highest Amongst 6 Asian
Countries On Plastic Consumption

Each Malaysian uses an average of 16.8kg of plastic a year, highest among the six Asian countries studied.

By Yap Wan Xiang — 18 Feb 2020, 05:50 PM

A recent report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
found that Malaysia is among the worst consumers of plastic
packaging in Asia

The 12-page report, titled Plastic Packaging in Southeast Asia and China, analysed six countries
across Asia - namely China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Malaysia - based
on reliable data from 2016.

The countries are reportedly responsible for 60% of the ocean plastic pollution in the world,
which is about eight million tonnes of plastic, as highlighted in the report. To put it into
perspective, that is approximately the weight of 13 Petronas Twin Towers.

Among the six countries, Malaysia ranked highest in annual
per capita plastic packaging consumption

Each Malaysian uses an average of 16.8kg of plastic per year, followed closely by Thailand at
15.5kg per person.

WWF's coordinator of work on a plastic circular economy, Thomas Schuldt, explained that
Malaysia's high consumption of plastic is because the country is among the wealthiest,
reported Reuters.

"There is lots of food delivery, which is plastic packaging-heavy - but in addition, there are also
a lot of day-to-day products bought in supermarkets," said Schuldt.

Besides that, Malaysia is also the country with the poorest
waste management system

According to the report, only 15% of the total waste is safely disposed away, despite local
authorities having a waste collection coverage of 80%.

Indonesia ranked the best among the six countries, with merely 25% of unsound disposal in the
nation.

"Segregation of waste is rare, and very little municipal waste is recycled," the report noted.

"When recycling does happen, it usually depends on the informal sector, private enterprises, or
community initiatives.

"These countries often lack resources for effective waste services, even though solid waste
management makes up a higher share of municipal expenditure on average, at 19% in low-
income countries and 11% in middle-income countries, compared to just 4% in high-income
countries."

Unlike many developed countries, Malaysian households are not obligated to segregate trash
by categories, such as paper, plastic, and organic waste.