Municipal · Drop-off · Free
Recyclepunt voor bewoners (Gemeente Amsterdam)
Seven municipal drop-off yards, free for residents, taking every single thing the kerbside collection refuses. Bring your passport or ID and something showing you live in Amsterdam.
Right for you if
- Anything the kerb refuses, and anything you would rather not leave on the street.
- It has to cost nothing.
- You can get it there under your own steam.
- You would rather it was used again than buried.
- You want to turn up without booking.
Look elsewhere if
- You have no way of getting it there.
- It is business waste.
- You cannot show proof of address.
Contact and booking
- Phone
- Not published
- [email protected]
- Book online
- Not published
- Address
- Not published
- Opening hours
- All sites Mon to Sat 08:00 to 17:00. Toetsenbordweg, Henk Sneevlietweg and Meerkerkdreef also Sun 10:00 to 16:00
- Website
- Official website
Verification
Verified against an official source
Last checked 20 August 2026
That means we read a published source and it said this. It does not mean we watched them do it, or followed the material afterwards, that is a separate, deeper check this has not been through. How we check →
Sources
- Gemeente Amsterdam, Recyclepunt voor bewoners
- City of Amsterdam, Recycling centres for residents, which lists what to bring
- Gemeente Amsterdam, Recyclepunt locations map
Part of How to get rid of stuff in Amsterdam.
Why use it
The relationship with the kerbside collection is the thing to understand: this is a strict superset of it rather than an alternative. Small electricals, iron, cardboard, rubble, chemical waste, flat glass, tyres and soil are all refused at the kerb and all accepted here, so there is no useful way to split a mixed load between the two. Free asbestos bags, kringloop containers on site for things still worth using, and at two of the sites a free electric cargo bike to borrow, which is the answer if you have no car. Note that there is no Recyclepunt in Centrum, West or Zuid.
Good for
- furniture
- mattresses
- appliances
- electronics
- batteries
- paint
- hazardous waste
- construction waste
- building materials
- garden waste
- textiles
- clothes
- tyres
- bicycles
- books
- toys
- other items
How it works
| How you use it | You take it there. |
|---|---|
| Cost | Free for residents. |
| Booking | No appointment needed. |
| Service area | Not published |
| Run by | Gemeente Amsterdam, a municipal service |
Where your things go
A named destination is worth more than a stated intention, and both are worth more than silence. This is the row to read before you book: if your item's row is empty, ask them on the phone and tell us what they say.
- ✓ Named destination
- ~ Stated, not named
- ? Nothing published
- Tell us what you were told →
Does it actually work
The part no company website tells you. Some of this comes from our checks, some from readers who used the service, and where nobody has told us yet, it says so.
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Booking
Needs reports
No appointment needed.
The page publishes addresses and opening hours but never says whether you can or must book. Given the queue warning it is presumably walk-in, which is why it is recorded as not established rather than as walk-in.
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Typical wait
Their pages
Queues occur. No duration is given, but the city warns that if there is a queue, not everyone in it will be admitted before closing.
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Do they answer
Needs reports
Not established
No per-site or service-specific phone number on the page. Confirm whether 14 020 answers Recyclepunt questions.
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Restrictions
Their pages
7 sites, all open Mon to Sat 08:00-17:00, three of them (Toetsenbordweg, Henk Sneevlietweg, Meerkerkdreef) also Sunday 10:00-16:00.
Households only · Proof of address or ID required
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Who it's for
Their pages
Residents. Proof of Amsterdam residence plus ID is required at least for borrowing the free electric cargo bike at Marie Baronlaan and Meerkerkdreef. The page is titled "Recyclepunt voor bewoners".
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Last checked
Pipeline
20 August 2026
Checked against their published pages.
What happens to it
- Disposed of
- Recycled
- Put back into use
- Broken down for materials
This describes the route the item takes, as the operator states it. We do not claim a recovery rate we have not seen evidence for.
What readers told us
Used them recently?
How long you waited, what they refused, whether anyone picked up the phone. Those are the three facts no website publishes and the ones the next reader needs.
Alternatives in Amsterdam
Other places that will take things off your hands.
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Reuse
De Lokatie: kringloopbedrijf en gratis ophaalservice
Stichting Kringloopbedrijf De Lokatie
- Takes
- furniture, clothes, textiles, other items
- Where
- Distelweg 85
- Booking
- By phone
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Reuse
Rataplan kringloopwinkel Amsterdam
Rataplan
- Takes
- furniture, clothes, textiles, books, and 2 more
- Where
- Generatorstraat 10
- Booking
- By phone
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- Wait
- Weekly. Register by Thursday 13:00 and it is collected the next day, Friday, so a maximum wait of about a week.
- Where
- Nieuw-West
- Booking
- By appointment
View → Checked 20 Aug 2026