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Help out with the Clean-up Days 2023

Published: 14 August 2023Modified: 23 August 2023

Do you have old items you would like to get rid of? Turn them in for free during the clean-up days (opruimdagen). Items which can still be used will go to the secondhand shops and bulky waste will be disposed of properly. Read where and when the clean-up days are. Will you also take part?

When and where

The clean-up days in the second half of the year are from 22 August to 31 October 2023, on Tuesdays from 17.00 to 20.00 hrs. Look at the timetable for a clean-up day in your neighbourhood:

Date Street City district
Tuesday, 22 August Cromvlietplein Laak
Tuesday, 29 August Sweelinckplein Scheveningen
Tuesday, 5 September Heeswijkplein Escamp
Tuesday, 12 September Sophialaan/Plein 1813 Centrum
Tuesday, 26 September Van Zeggelenlaan Laak
Tuesday, 3 October Haringkade Scheveningen
Tuesday, 10 October Gaslaan Segbroek
Tuesday, 17 October Hofbad Leidschenveen-Ypenburg
Tuesday, 24 October Ursulaland Haagse Hout
Tuesday, 31 October Lobelialaan (crossroad Hoefbladlaan) Loosduinen
Man handing suitcase to Kringloop employee

What you can turn in on the clean-up days

  • bulky waste (such as furniture, household items, boards, boxes and large pieces of glass)
  • items for the secondhand shop (kringloop)
  • old bicycles
  • small electrical appliances (appliances with a plug or battery which are not larger than about 50 cm. Examples: mixers, vacuum cleaners, irons, toys, radios and TVs, computers and printers, video players, tools, telephones and chargers, lighting, music, smoke detectors, clocks and watches)
  • domestic chemical waste (such as paint, light bulbs and batteries)
Belangrijke informatie: You cannot get rid of construction and demolition waste during the clean-up days.
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Have bulky waste collected

Are you unable to take part in the clean-up day in your neighbourhood? Have your bulky waste collected for free. You need to make an appointment online. Read more on the page Arrange collection of bulky waste and garden waste.

Secondhand shops

You can also give your old items to many of the secondhand shops in The Hague. They will pick up your old items from your house for free.

Also see: Separating waste and recycling