Persuasive Speech of Fact
Channel: Shane Fitzgerald
Date: 2016-03-17

Title: Battling Plastic Pollution
Topic: Replacing traditional plastic with hemp plastic
Specific Purpose Statement: To explain how using hemp plastic can be beneficial
Thesis Statement: It’s time to start using a safer alternative to traditional plastics.

Introduction: Plastic is doing our planet no good.  It’s full of chemicals and dangerous to pretty much everything.  It’s piling up on our land and filling up the oceans.  It’s literally everywhere.  Maybe it’s time we replace more traditional plastics with a safer alternative.  That’s where hemp comes in.

Body:
I. Pollution
A. Ocean (Groden 2015)
B. Land
C. Our Bodies (Muanya 2016)
II. Uses
A. Water Bottles (Ketler 2012)
B. Automobiles (Biever 2003) (Onorato-Jackson 2011)
C.  Other Various Uses
III. Why Hemp?
A. Recyclable
B. Biodegradable (Ketler 2012)
C. Safe And Easy To Grow/Make (Yonavjak 2013)

Conclusion: Hemp can be used to replace many of the traditional plastics that are used today.  It’s easy to grow.  It’s safe to grow.  And it’s completely recyclable and biodegradable.  It’s time to get rid of the chemically filled plastics that are destroying our only home, Earth, and start using something that isn’t dangerous.  

Biever, Celeste (Oct 11, 2003). “Hemp Can Help Car Makers Keep Off the Glass”. New Scientist http://web.b.ebscohost.com.cccneb.idm.oclc.org/src/detail?sid=5439ed43-26bb-4bc8-9ebf-3ba513c1168d%40sessionmgr115&vid=7&hid=106&bdata=JnNpdGU9c3JjLWxpdmU%3d#AN=11154285&db=ulh

(Mar. 1, 2011) “Biodegradable Sneakers” Investor’s Business Daily http://web.b.ebscohost.com.cccneb.idm.oclc.org/ehost/detail/detail?vid=7&sid=de69ae13-596f-43f1-9772-1f690b85c30f%40sessionmgr114&hid=106&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=58693411&db=bwh

Muanya, Chukwuma (Jan. 25, 2016) “Are Plastic Water Containers Making Us Fat?” Africa News Service http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/ovic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=has47242&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA441200601

Onorato-Jackson, Danielle (Aug. 2001) “Cannabis Cars” Waste Age http://find.galegroup.com/grnr/infomark.do?&source=gale&idigest=a51f4ac14d556f06c7bbacbbafe2af3b&prodId=GRNR&userGroupName=has47242&tabID=T003&docId=A78130387&type=retrieve&contentSet=IAC-Documents&version=1.0

Ketler, Alanna (April 1, 2012) “5 Ways Hemp Will Change Our World” Collective Evolution http://www.collective-evolution.com/2012/04/01/5-ways-hemp-will-change-our-world/

Groden, Claire (Oct. 1, 2015) “Plastic Pollution in the Ocean is Reaching Crisis Levels” Fortune http://fortune.com/2015/10/01/ocean-plastic-pollution/

Yonavjak, Logan (May 29, 2013) “Industrial Hemp: A Win-Win For The Economy And The Environment” Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2013/05/29/industrial-hemp-a-win-win-for-the-economy-and-the-environment/#e3342f5db11d