Reuse of household items
Give items a second life. Sell items you no longer use, or give them away. If something is broken, have it repaired. This will reduce the amount of raw materials used and the amount of waste produced. The City of Leeuwarden has several locations where you can donate your items or have them repaired.
Thrift shops
In the City of Leeuwarden, you can take items you no longer need to the Omrin Estafette/Recycle Boulevard in Leeuwarden. You can also arrange to have them collected. Make an appointment online (opens in new tab). Visit the Omrin website for more information. (opens in new tab)
You will find an overview of all thrift shops in Friesland on the page all thrift shops (opens in new tab).
Donating clothing and textiles
You can place clothes, shoes or other textiles in the City of Leeuwarden in the above-ground textile containers. You can also take the textiles to the Estafette/Recycleboulevard or have them collected by the Estafette. You will need to make an appointment for this. You will find more information at the website of Omrin (opens in new tab).
Repair café
There are several repair cafés in the City of Leeuwarden. You can find an overview in the document Repair Cafes. Together with enthusiastic volunteers, you can have clothes, electrical appliances, toys and other items repaired free of charge (not including having new parts ordered).
New for Old
Have you bought a new product? If so, you can hand in the old one. Most companies take back old appliances or products. In some cases (e.g. electrical appliances and car tyres), they are obliged to do so.
Dismantling
If the product is composed of several parts made of different materials, you can also disassemble the product yourself. You can reuse parts or dispose of them separately at the Omrin (opens in new tab) Recycling Centre in Leeuwarden or Stiens.
Questions
Contact the City of Leeuwarden.
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Thrift shops
In the City of Leeuwarden, you can take items you no longer need to the Omrin Estafette/Recycle Boulevard in Leeuwarden. You can also arrange to have them collected. Make an appointment online (opens in new tab). Visit the Omrin website for more information. (opens in new tab)
You will find an overview of all thrift shops in Friesland on the page all thrift shops (opens in new tab).
Donating clothing and textiles
You can place clothes, shoes or other textiles in the City of Leeuwarden in the above-ground textile containers. You can also take the textiles to the Estafette/Recycleboulevard or have them collected by the Estafette. You will need to make an appointment for this. You will find more information at the website of Omrin (opens in new tab).
Repair café
There are several repair cafés in the City of Leeuwarden. You can find an overview in the document Repair Cafes. Together with enthusiastic volunteers, you can have clothes, electrical appliances, toys and other items repaired free of charge (not including having new parts ordered).
New for Old
Have you bought a new product? If so, you can hand in the old one. Most companies take back old appliances or products. In some cases (e.g. electrical appliances and car tyres), they are obliged to do so.
Dismantling
If the product is composed of several parts made of different materials, you can also disassemble the product yourself. You can reuse parts or dispose of them separately at the Omrin (opens in new tab) Recycling Centre in Leeuwarden or Stiens.
Questions
Contact the City of Leeuwarden.