Last round: we collect your tiles for free
This summer it was hot again in the city. Not so crazy with those high temperatures and all that stone. Green provides cooling. More greenery is therefore needed in the city. On the street, on roofs, balconies and in gardens. Residents who remove tiles from their garden for more greenery can have the tiles collected for free. The last tile round of this tile service in Southeast is scheduled for October 17.
Van Zuidema from Zuidoost has already given her tiles to the tile service and talks about her experiences and the result.
Tough job but worth it
Van Zuidema is not yet busy making her garden greener and taking it out. In the spring she used the tile service. “I have now made an additional 10 m2 of greenery by removing 30 heavy gravel tiles from the back of my garden. A very tough job, but well worth it. There are all new plants now. I was overjoyed to hear about the tile service. Otherwise I wouldn’t have known how to get those stones out. I’m not done yet, because my terrace needs to be smaller. I’ll get those vowels out next spring. More space for greenery. I hope the tile service is still there.”
How can you participate?
- Register your tiles for the collection day on Monday 17 October.
- Flip out tiles to make green.
- Place your tiles on the corner of your street and the municipality will collect them for free.
Sign Up
For registration and more information, please visit the website of Rainproof.
Need help?
Do you need help removing tiles or advice about the greenery in your garden? Then view the page Help for a greener garden on the Rainproof website.
Your tiles count for the Dutch Championship Tile Wippen
This year too, Amsterdam will participate in the Dutch Championship Tegelwippen. Every tile that we take with the tile service automatically counts in our neck-and-neck race against Rotterdam. Look at the page NK Tile rockers Visit the Rainproof website for more information.
More information
look at the Frequently asked questions and answers about the tile service on the Rainproof website. Would you like to know more about how we keep our cool and our feet dry in Amsterdam? Go to the page Working together for a climate-proof Amsterdam.