A Collection to Get Rid Of/The Button CollectionA Collection to Get Rid Of: A music festival the prior day leaves litter in the park, interfering with recreational activities there. Carl and his friends decide to clean up the park. During the process, Forrest treats the cleanup like a contest, Carl becomes fascinated with recycling and upcycling and sorts the trash accordingly, and other residents of Fuzzytown offer to help. After the cleanup is finished, Forrest declares himself the winner, before looking at the clean park and deciding to acknowledge his friends' contributions, giving them golden bottle caps found during the cleanup.
The Button Collection: For the birthday of Sheldon's mother, Sheldon wants to give her a mug made by Maude. To keep it a surprise, Carl agrees to take of the mug at home until Sheldon visits to retrieve it. While entering his house, Carl accidentally drops and breaks the mug. Carl blames himself, declaring himself a bad friend for his mistake. Although distraught upon being told, Sheldon points out that Carl's remorse makes him a good friend. Heartened by Sheldon's words, Carl helps Sheldon turn the pieces into a mosaic tray to give to Sheldon's mother, contributing yellow buttons from his button collection.