Plastic OceanBy: Charles Moore The researcher who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patchand remains one of today's key advocates for plastic pollution awarenessinspires a fundamental rethinking of the modern Plastic Age. In 1997, environmentalist Charles Moore discovered the world's largest collection of floating trashthe Great Pacific Garbage Patch ("GPGP")while sailing from Hawaii to California. Moore was shocked by the level of pollution that he saw. And in