Speech On Littering At San Diego State University

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Julia Kantor
Danielle Renze
Tanner Hawthorne
Mrs. MacFarland
CCS 111A
16 March 2015
Group Speech

“We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.” -Terri Swearingen. This quote explains how serious the issue of littering has become. According to Green Eco Services, 75% of Americans admit to littering within the past five years. To decrease the massive amount of littering occurring on our San Diego State University campus, we must inform students and faculty of the repercussions of littering, motivate our peers to end the vicious cycle, and assist when the issue of littering occurs. Littering is an ongoing issue on our San Diego campus. First we are going to talk about background information on littering, and the many negative effects it has on not only our campus, but also the environment. We will follow up with unsuccessful attempts San Diego State has used to try to minimize the amount of littering and then discuss multiple solutions that the University as well as everyone individually can take part in.

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There are not enough trashcans around campus. According to statistics, the average amount of steps someone holds on to their trash before throwing it on the ground is only twelve steps. This results in a mass amount of people throwing their trash on the ground because it is more easily available to them. Also, the consequences of littering are not being fully presented to the population of students and faculty on campus. People are unaware of how much damage they cause when they throw their one piece of trash onto the ground. If everyone thinks this way, litter will continue to increase. There is a lack of motivation to keep our campus clean. Students and faculty do not understand that the trash they throw must be cleaned up by staff that is paid to do so. This costs the University money and cleaning faculty

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