Free road salt available from municipality

Residents and businesses in The Hague can pick up small amounts of road salt for free as of 28 November.

The Hague’s snow removal service will be on call 24 hours a day from 28 November to 1 March 2012 to treat slippery roads and bicycle paths due to ice or snow. Unfortunately the municipality is unable to respond to sanding requests.

Free road salt

It is important that everyone keeps their doorways and the area in front of their homes, shops or offices as clear as possible by sanding, sweeping and shovelling the pathways.

 The salt is available at:

• the three garbage and recycling stations in Binckhorst, Scheveningen and Zichtenberg
• the city farms (closed on Monday)
• the sub-municipal offices (apart from Centrum where no road salt is available)

You do not need an Afvalpas in order to pick up road salt. Make sure to take a plastic bag or bucket along. You can then fill the bag or bucket with sand yourself.

Also see

• The Hague is ready for the winter
• Sanding routes in The Hague