Well its time that we start doing our part with our plastic kayaks. We recycle our plastic bottles, and alluminum cans, its time we stepped up and did the right thing with our kayaks. They are plastic and plastics are made of petroleum products. There is only so much petroleum in the world so that means there is only so much plastic in the world. A recycled kayak can be reground and blended with other plastics to create alot of other products, everything from kayak parts, and kids slides to trash cans, and road barriers.

You can actually recycle your kayak at your local recycler if its a linear type of plastic. The thing that they are looking for is a stamp or something that says what its made of. Linear or LDPE (low density polyethylene) is what most recreational kayaks are made of as well as lots of kayak parts. Most whitewater kayaks are made of stuff called all types of names but its super linear or HDPE (high density polyethylene). As long as it isn't crosslink you are fine. You just need to be able to tell them which it is. You will probably also have to cut it up so that they can handle it. I am just starting to learn about this concept of just taking it to the recycling center so any info anyone has please send on in.

What I have learned is that if I have enough volume I can get recyclers that are willing to help with the transport and processing of kayaks. So with a little inspiration from Al Gore and his movie "An Inconvenient Truth" and a little push from Patagonia we are sponsoring our first big recycling drive at Gauley Fest September 22nd this year. So come out and get rid of that old thing laying in the back yard.
I am super excited and can't wait. I want to see truck loads of kayaks at the Gauley.
Shane