Massive garbage patch discovered in Atlantic Ocean; 1,000 miles long

http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/massive-garbage-patch-discovered-in-atlantic-ocean-1000-miles-long/4804/?tag=content;col1

Billions of pieces of plastic trash are accumulating in a massive garbage patch in the Atlantic Ocean, mirroring the Texas-sized one in the Pacific, scientists have found.

(This could be utilized by a mad scientist make disposable islands