Municipal · Drop-off · Free · Booking needed
ReMAD: intercambio de objetos
A council-run exchange where you photograph something you no longer want, drop it at a punto limpio, and a neighbour reserves and collects it. Free, and unusual: most cities leave giving away to private platforms.
Right for you if
- It works, someone else would want it, and you would rather it went to a neighbour than a container.
- It has to cost nothing.
- You can get it there under your own steam.
- You would rather it was used again than buried.
Look elsewhere if
- You have no way of getting it there.
- You live outside the area it serves.
- You need it gone today.
- It is broken, dirty or missing parts.
Contact and booking
- Phone
- Not published
- Not published
- Book online
- Not published
- Address
- Deposit at any of the 16 Puntos Limpios Fijos. Furniture and appliances go to the Centros de Reutilización: C/ San Norberto 44 (Villaverde), Camino de Coslada 18 (San Blas-Canillejas), C/ Islas Bermudas 2 (Fuencarral-El Pardo)
- Opening hours
- Not published
- Website
- Official website
Verification
Verified against an official source
Last checked 29 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
Part of How to get rid of stuff in Madrid.
Why use it
Very few cities run their own give-away platform, and Madrid does. Verify a mobile number, upload a photo and description, take the object to a punto limpio, and a member of staff checks it before it goes into the catalogue; to take something you reserve it and collect it from that site. It runs on points rather than money. You gain 100 for depositing and spend 50 for taking, with a cap of five live reservations, ten a month, and seven days to collect before your reservations are blocked. Since 2025 the service has been extended to furniture, household goods and working electrical items through Centros de Reutilización, though the council has only confirmed the Villaverde site as operating; the San Blas-Canillejas and Fuencarral-El Pardo sites were announced as opening shortly. The council reported over 85,000 objects reused and an 87 per cent reuse rate.
Good for
- furniture
- appliances
- electronics
- books
- toys
- bicycles
- other items
How it works
| How you use it | You take it there. |
|---|---|
| Cost | Free: "intercambio gratuito de objetos entre la ciudadanía". You need a verified mobile number, not money. |
| Booking | Book in advance. |
| Service area | Municipio de Madrid |
| Run by | Ayuntamiento de Madrid, 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
Their pages
Register on remad.es first, then drop the item at a Punto Limpio Fijo. Registration is mandatory in both directions.
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Typical wait
Needs reports
Not established
Nothing states how long an item sits before being listed or collected. Settle by registering on the platform and observing listing lag, or by asking the Villaverde CRR directly.
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Do they answer
Needs reports
Not established
No phone number on either page and remad.es serves no readable content. Settle by rendering remad.es in a browser to read its contact page, or by asking 010.
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Restrictions
Their pages
Municipal staff decide whether an item is fit for reuse.
Residents only · By appointment only · Must be clean and working
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Who it's for
Their pages
Registered platform users. 16,061 registered as of July (same page).
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Last checked
Pipeline
29 August 2026
Checked against the sources listed on this page.
Where donated things land
The organisations this operator names. The linked ones have profiles here; the rest are named on their pages and not yet checked by us.
- 16 Puntos Limpios Fijos Named on their pages, not yet checked
- Centros de Reutilización de Residuos (CRR) Named on their pages, not yet checked
What happens to it
- Passed on to someone who wants it
- Put back into use
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 Madrid
Other places that will take things off your hands.
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- Wait
- No fixed wait published; urgent pickups prioritised when the route allows
- Where
- ["Madrid
- Booking
- Book online
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Reuse
Traperos de Emaús Madrid
Asociación Traperos de Emaús Madrid
- Takes
- furniture, appliances, electronics, books, and 2 more
- Wait
- About 8 working days on average, varying by area
- Where
- Tiendas: Ribera de Curtidores 3 y 5
- Booking
- By phone
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Municipal
Recogida de muebles y enseres
Ayuntamiento de Madrid
- Takes
- furniture, mattresses, appliances, other items
- Where
- Municipio de Madrid
- Booking
- Book online
View → Checked 29 Aug 2026