Gaia, the spirit of Earth, checks in on the condition of Earth and watches all of the different types of environmental destruction that plague the planet.
It is discovered that Sly Sludge has been using the active volcano of an Island inhabited by people as a natural trash incinerator. The volcano begins erupting and trash that the volcano didn't erupted with it, scattering. Captain Planet tries to enter the volcano, but the fumes from the trash made the air inside the volcano too polluted for him to tolerate.
The Planeteers explain why it is wrong to dump waste into the oceans and its effect on the environment and wildlife. They also explain how to reduce water pollution.