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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
recyclepunten@amsterdam.nl
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

Part of How to get rid of stuff in Amsterdam.

Something wrong here?

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.

Not documented yet. This operator has not published what happens to each kind of item, and we have not been able to establish it from anywhere else. That is the gap, stated rather than hidden. If you ask them, tell us what they say.

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.

  • Booking

    Their pages

    No appointment needed.

  • Typical wait

    Needs reports

    Not established

    Nobody has told us how long they waited. Two reader reports would settle it.

  • Do they answer

    Needs reports

    Not established

    We read their pages, we did not phone them. One reader who got through would settle it.

  • Restrictions

    Their pages

    Households only · Proof of address or ID required

  • Who it's for

    Their pages

    Residents of the area it covers, households, not businesses.

  • 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.

Tell us what happened

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