One, two, One, two, three, four.
♪ La, la, la, la La, la, la, la ♪
♪ Na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na ♪
♪ La, la, la, la, la ♪
What a beautiful day
to harvest some kale!
My kale!
What ails the kale? Speak to me!
Forty-five percent soil, five percent compost,
and... Plastic?
It's almost like this dirt is filled with--
Garbage!
Cricket! Have you been burying garbage
where we plant our crops?
The technical term is trash hole.
I've been burying trash in my trash hole!
Also, you've been planting crops where I put the garbage?
Son, you're polluting the soil!
We eat these! We sell these for money!
Huh? Who told Bill about the trash hole?
You knew about this?
I did not know about this.
Cause we knew you'd snitch, sweetie.
Look, just get this garbage out of the ground right now!
Fine!
"Take out the trash, Cricket!
But no, don't put it in the trash hole, Cricket!"
Well the why's it called the trash hole?
Hang on. This a compact fluorescent light bulb.
You can't throw this in the trash.
Whadda we do, throw it a funeral?
No. You have to take it
to a special e-waste recycling center
so they can dispose of it properly.
Sounds like a pain in the hinder.
Why can't we just chuck it with the rest of the stuff?
This tiny bulb is full of harmful chemicals.
Once it breaks open, it'll leak into the ground,
poisoning the earth, the plants, bugs, and everything around it!
That sounds awful!
We can't let that happen!
Okay, but what happens to me?
Do I get a fine or will I go to jail or somethin'?
Uh, no.
Okay, cool. Trash it is!
Ah bap bap! What's so hard
about a quick trip to the recycling center?
I for one would be happy to dispose of it properly.
And I will accompany you on your noble quest!
To the recycling center!
That's the spirit! Tell ya what, I'll drive you!
And I'll stay here.
- Me too, not it! - Fine!
While we're gone, you two can clean out the trash hole.
Oh no! I get to play in the trash
instead of going on the boring trip!
Piece of cake.
Okay, have fun you little raccoon.
Haha, man, those dummies. We'll be done in no time.
You said it.
Gee, can you believe Cricket and Ma
would rather throw this toxic thing in the ground
than run a simple errand?
I'll say! Let's do this thing!
Traffic? Ugh.
This is gonna take forever.
Let's just do this tomorrow.
The e-waste center closes in an hour.
We could still make it.
Look, I have plans tonight,
and I gotta get ready.
Okay, fine, I don't have any plans.
I just thought this was only gonna take twenty minutes!
The traffic isn't that bad.
And the website says they're only open on Saturday.
Once a month, from one to three.
Except in months with thirty days.
Well, in that case,
Walking's better for the earth anyways!
It seems heroes are in short supply these days.
There!
Trash hole's officially clean!
Now all we gotta do is put it in the trash can.
That's great, but what about the rest of it?
We'll just stuff it in tight.
It's never gonna fit.
We'll see about that.
There!
Trash can is officially full!
They said it couldn't be done,
but where there's a will, there's a way.
No, no, no, no.
What're we gonna do with all this trash?
Okay, let's see.
to get to the recycling center,
all we gotta do is take the Chartreuse Line?
Never heard of that one.
- Is that it? - No, that's the Purple Line.
- What about that one? - Yellow.
- There it is! - Papa, that's Just Blue!
What color even is chartreuse?
It's chartreuse!
If it were another color
it wouldn't have its own name!
Excuse me! Do you two have a minute
to help save the environment?
Do you have a minute
to help us save the environment?
You don't have to make fun of me!
You could just ignore me like everyone else does...
Wait, what station are you two looking for?
The "Chartreuse" line.
We're trying to recycle this light bulb.
So the legends are true after all.
I never thought there would be someone
so brave and valiant to attempt such a journey.
- We're just doin' our part. - Have you been there before?
No. I've always dreamed of it,
but I never have a Saturday that works for me.
Come. I can show you the way.
Why is there a torch?
We have arrived.
This is the ancient subway used to travel between worlds.
Oh, that's what chartreuse looks like.
Once the train comes, take it to the end of the tracks
and cross the Bridge of Sorrows.
You'll make the rest of the journey on foot.
I must warn you, the road ahead gets much worse.
Why? Why is it designed like that?
I leave you with this wisdom,
Over ten thousand pandas a day will benefit
if you donate merely twenty dollars--
- Oh, no, sorry, I already donated. - Uh, kinda busy...
Then my work here is done. Good luck, brave heroes.
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Okay, coast is clear, Gramma.
Haha, nice thinkin', using the apartment's dumpster!
Yes sirree, this oughta do the trick!
Hey, look! A sandwich.
Never mind that, let's dump!
Oh hey, Greens.
You wouldn't be using our dumpster, would you?
- No. - We're trash inspectors.
Yes! This is trash.
Oh. I thought y'all might've been trying to dump
your trash into our dumpster.
Which would be very not chill of you.
- Nah, we're chill. - Wouldn't dream of it.
Unrelated, why are you using that blue bin and not this one?
Ya gotta separate your trash.
A lot of plastic, paper, metal, and glass
can be recycled and reused, so they go in their own bin.
That way, less garbage goes to the landfill.
That's what the blue bin is for.
Who knew garbage could be so complicated?
Phew. What is this place, Til?
Looks like we're in the industrial part of town.
And this must be the Bridge of Sorrows!
The GPS says the e-waste center is just across this bridge.
- Let's hurry! - Tilly, wait!
I think this bridge might be unstable!
What's that, Papa? Ah!
- Tilly! - Huh?
Ahh! Oh!
Haha, thanks, tummy. Ahh!
- Papa! - Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
Don't worry, Papa! I gotcha!
Tilly, the bulb!
It's gonna pollute the river!
Whew, that was close.
Papa, that was amazing!
Where'd you learn to do that?
Hacky Sack National Championship, 1998!
Okay, Til, let's take this one little baby step at a time.
Ah! The e-waste center closes in fifteen minutes!
Now's no time for a nap, Papa! We gotta hurry!
Okay.
Recycling.
Trash. Compo-- Oh!
- Gramma needs a break, sweetie. - Okay!
This is ridiculous!
Makin' an old woman root through her own filth!
Oh, come on, Gramma!
This is way easier with the recycling bins.
Dad's not gonna know what hit him
when he sees how clean the yard is!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, what're ya doin'?
Oh, Dad always gets stressed out by bills,
so I just toss 'em.
I like to keep him happy.
Are you out of your mind?
These oughta go in the recycling bin.
There it is!
We're here! Just gotta find a way in.
Wait, why are there just mounds and mounds of garbage?
Where's the recycling center?
- No, no, no, no, no, no, no! - What?
We're on the wrong side of the dump!
The e-waste center's on the other side!
But they close at three! That's in ten minutes!
Papa, snap out of it! We ain't got time for your giggle screaming!
Well, well, well. What do we have here?
You two made a mistake coming to this side of town.
Now, hand over everything you got.
You want what I got? You want what I got!
Here's what I got! Take it!
What the--? N-no way man!
That's a compact fluorescent light bulb!
I'd never be able to recycle it!
This guy's crazy! We gotta get our of here!
Well done, Papa! Maybe if we hurry we can still--
Uh, Papa?
It is a strange fate that we should suffer so much fear and doubt
over so small a thing.
The dump is right here, Tilly.
It'd be the easiest thing in the world to just
throw it away.
- No! - Let go, Tilly!
Papa, we're better than that!
We have to find a way to do the right thing!
What does that even mean? What's one bulb gonna do
against all the world's pollution?
It ain't just about the bulb! It's about us!
We can't quit when something gets hard,
because if everyone did that,
the world would be a crummy place!
There's so much good we can do!
But it starts with us, right now!
Dang it, Til, you're right.
- I'm sorry. - Keep it together!
Let's finish this.
Come on!
Uh.
Can I help you two?
Give it to him.
Good sir, we have journeyed through fire
to bring you this.
- Okay, is that it? - Uh, yes?
Great!
Well, that's three pm. Quittin' time!
Hey, y'all! How was-- Whoa!
Dad, I love this new look you're tryin' out.
But how come you look so down?
Y'all were right.
Doing the right thing isn't easy.
Do our efforts even make a difference?
Aw cheer up, you two. Come check out what we did while you were gone.
Behold! We sorted out all the trash,
recycled a bunch of stuff,
and found clever ways to reuse the rest!
Useful!
I guess you two kinda inspired us.
And we got one more thing to show ya.
Wha-- The kale!
It's better already!
It feels weird to say this about a vegetable,
but I would willingly eat that!
Cleaning up the soil did make a difference,
even if it's just a little one.
Great job, family. Come here.
We did it, guys!
What, I helped.