In an animation, a garbologist with brown hair and a brown beard drives a small truck through a garbage dump. The truck's roof has a propeller and a solar panel. A wide broom is on the truck's underside. On the side are a tool panel, a vacuum hose, a garbage bin, recycling bins for food and electronic waste, and a blue bin for paper, cans, and bottles.

[Upbeat music plays]

The garbologist says, YOU WANNA KNOW A SECRET? SOME OF THE BEST STORIES CAN BE FOUND IN YOUR STINKY, SLIMY, ROTTEN TRASH. DON'T BELIEVE ME? CHECK THIS OUT!

The truck takes off. Smiling garbage gathers.

Title: Garbology.

[Whirring, upbeat music continues]

In the garbage dump, the garbologist lands his truck on a trash heap and walks to a paper cup with a plastic lid.

The garbologist says, LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO THE COMMON HOT DRINK CUP.

The cup says, HELLO! I'M MADE OF A TREE LIKE THIS AND OIL LIKE THIS.

A tree and a barrel of oil appear.

[Popping]

The garbologist says, WHAT?

An arrow points from the tree to paper to the cup. A second arrow points from the oil barrel to a roll of plastic to the cup.

[Popping]

The cup says, THE TREE MAKES THE PAPER, AND THE OIL MAKES PLASTIC THAT COVERS MY INSIDES AND KEEPS THE HOT COFFEE OR HOT CHOCOLATE IN.

The garbologist says, YUCK! I MEAN, YUM?

[Bird chirping, gull calling]

The cup says, I GET TAKEN TO THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOP, AND AFTER BEING USED FOR LIKE 5 MINUTES, IT'S OFF TO THE LANDFILL FOR ME! THAT'S WHERE I SPEND MOST OF MY LIFE BECAUSE I CAN LIVE A LONG TIME, LIKE HUNDREDS OF YEARS. LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO MY GREAT-GRANDFATHER.

The cup hops to a paper cup sitting in a small reclining chair.

The cup shouts, SAY HELLO, GRANDPA!

Grandpa cup says, WHAT'S THAT?

The cup shouts, I SAID HELLO!

The cup says, AND IF YOU THINK WE LIVE A LONG TIME, YOU SHOULD MEET MY STYROFOAM COUSIN.

The Styrofoam cup hops past the garbologist.

The Styrofoam cup cheers, WOOHOO!

[Creaking, whooshing]

The cup says, HE CAN LIVE PRACTICALLY FOREVER, HANGING OUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE...

The Styrofoam cup sinks to the bottom of the lake.

The Styrofoam cup gurgles, WOOHOO!

Pieces of Styrofoam are mixed with sand on a beach.

[Slide whistle, waves crashing]

The cup says, OR JUST BROKEN DOWN LIKE SAND ON A BEACH.

The Styrofoam cup cheers, WOOHOO!

[Whooshing, gulls calling]

The cup says, SOMETIMES ANIMALS EAT HIM, AND COUSIN STY GETS POOPED OUT TO LIVE AGAIN.

A gull carries the Styrofoam cup. Bird feces splatter on a sidewalk, and a magnifying glass shows small pieces of Styrofoam in the feces.

[Slide whistle, splatting]

The Styrofoam cup cheers, WOOHOO!

The cup says, IT'S KIND OF FREAKY.

Grandpa cup says, WHAT?

The cup shouts, I SAID IT'S KIND OF FREAKY!

Grandpa cup says, I AM A LITTLE LEAKY.

The garbologist says, BILLIONS OF COFFEE CUPS ARE USED EVERY YEAR AND THEN THROWN AWAY.

The cup says, THERE'S MORE OF US THAN YOU. WE'RE EVERYWHERE.

Hot drink cups cover the Earth.

[Popping]

Grandpa cup says, EVERYWHERE.

The Styrofoam cup says, EVERYWHERE.

[Garbologist sighing, truck beeping]

The garbologist says, INTO THE GARBAGE YOU GO.

The cup, Grandpa cup, and Styrofoam cup fly into the vacuum hose.

[Whirring]

The cup says, SEE YOU IN A MILLION YEARS!

The Styrofoam cup says, WOOHOO!

The garbologist says, NEXT TIME YOU GO OUT TO BUY A HOT DRINK, KIDS, BRING YOUR OWN MUG. REMEMBER: REDUCE, REUSE, AND RECYCLE.

[Upbeat music plays]

He jumps into his truck and launches into the air.

[Grunting]

The garbologist says, SMELL YOU LATER.

[Whirring]

[Upbeat music plays]

End credits. Executive Producers: Jonas Diamond, Andrew Nisker. Produced and Voice Directed by Jeremy Diamond. Director: Luke Coleman. Animation Director: Darien Ardell. Produced in Association with T.V.O. Kids. Kirsten Hurd, Executive Producer, T.V.O. Kids. Logos: T.V.O. Kids, Take Action Films, Smiley Guy Studios. Copyright 2024 Garbage Man Productions Incorporated, Smiley Guy Seen Incorporated.