Taking your rubbish to a waste depot
Bring your bulky waste, garden waste and construction and demolition waste to a waste depot in The Hague. Most types of waste are accepted free of charge. You can take reusable goods to a charity shop (kringloopwinkel).
You can take your rubbish to 1 of the 3 waste depots. Are you unable to bring your bulky waste or garden waste there yourself? Make an appointment to arrange the free Begin link: collection of bulky waste, end link. . For construction and demolition waste you can pay a fee to have it collected. You need to make a Begin link: separate appointment, end link. for this.
You can bring your bulky waste, garden waste and construction and demolition waste to one of the waste depots. They are open from Monday to Saturday from 8.30 to 17.00 hrs.
Take your Afvalpas in order to enter the waste depots. Read more about the Begin link: Afvalpas, end link. .
Opening hours during the holidays
During the holidays the opening hours are:
| Tuesday | 24 December 2024 | Christmas Eve | until 16.00 hrs |
| Wednesday | 25 December 2024 | Christmas Day | closed |
| Thursday | 26 December 2024 | Boxing Day | closed |
| Tuesday | 31 December 2024 | New Year’s Eve | until 16.00 hrs |
| Wednesday | 1 January 2025 | New Year’s Day | closed |
Below you can see:
- where you can bring certain types of waste
- which waste you need to pay for
| Type of waste | Plutostraat | Uitenhagestraat | De Werf | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| asbestos | yes | no | no | – |
| batteries | yes | yes | yes | – |
| bulky household waste (grofvuil) | yes | yes | yes | – |
| car tires with wheels (maximum of 4) | yes | yes | yes | – |
| domestic chemical waste (KCA) (maximum 25 kg per time) | yes | yes | yes | – |
| door/window frames | yes | yes | yes | € 1.65 for 25 litres |
| earth, soil and sand | yes | no | no | € 1.65 for 25 litres |
| electric and electronic appliances | yes | yes | yes | – |
| (frying) oil and oil in sealed packaging | yes | yes | yes | – |
| garden timber edging | yes | no | no | € 1.65 for 25 litres |
| garden waste, such as trimmings and branches | yes | no | no | – |
| gas canisters, gas tanks, laughing gas cylinders, fire extinguishers and other pressurised containers | yes | no | yes | – |
| glass, glass plates/mirrors | yes | yes | yes | – |
| gravel | yes | yes | yes | € 1.65 for 25 litres |
| horse manure | yes | no | no | – |
| iron and other metals | yes | yes | yes | – |
| organic waste (GFT), small amounts | yes | no | no | – |
| mattresses | yes | no | yes | – |
| paper | yes | yes | yes | – |
| plasterboard | yes | yes | yes | € 1.65 for 25 litres |
| plastic (hard) and other plastic | yes | yes | yes | – |
| roofing, such as roof tiles and asphalt | yes | no | no | € 1.65 for 25 litres |
| styrofoam | yes | no | yes | – |
| turf/sod | yes | no | no | € 1.65 for 25 litres |
| windows, wired glass | yes | yes | yes | € 1.65 for 25 litres |
| wood, all types | yes | yes | yes |
Construction and demolition waste
Read where you can drop off construction and demolition waste and what the fees are on the page Begin link: Removal of construction and demolition waste, end link. .
Company waste
Companies may not drop off their rubbish at a waste depot. Contract an authorised waste management company to collect your company waste. You will find more information on the page Begin link: Waste removal for companies, end link. .
Reusable goods
Reusable goods can be taken to a recycled goods shop (kringloopwinkel). For example, functioning televisions, clothing or furniture. Some charity shops have a collection service. Look at Begin external link: allekringloopwinkels.nl(External link), end external link.. Or have the items repaired, for example at a Begin external link: repair café(External link), end external link..
Did you know that the waste depots are also accessible to (cargo) bicycles? Do not forget that there is a steep ramp and take your Afvalpas with you.
- Binckhorst waste depot
Plutostraat 1
2516 AL The Hague - Centrum waste depot
Uitenhagestraat 4
2571 VV The Hague - Loosduinen waste depot
De Werf 13
2544 EH The Hague
The 3 waste depots are open Monday to Saturday from 8.30 to 17.00 hrs. On public holidays they are closed or have shorter hours of operation.