RataPlan has 34 thrift stores in North Holland, South Holland, Utrecht, Flevoland, Overijssel and Gelderland. With the opening of the 34th thrift store RataPlan calls itself not only the nicest, but also the largest thrift store in the Netherlands. The aim of the thrift stores is to offer work to people who are far removed from the labor market. In addition, it offers RataPlan work experience and internships and promotes reuse. Recycling company RataPlan is an independent, non-profit foundation that works on opportunities for both people and the environment. Because together with you, we give people and the environment a second chance. We ensure more employment, reuse and a cleaner world.
Unique thrift items
's 34 thrift shops RataPlan offer new unique items every day. You can find clothes, furniture, audio equipment, bicycles, toys, household items, curiosities, books and much more. You will find a wide range of thrift products in all our stores with new thrift sales every day. Because items are brought in daily by generous donors, new items appear in the store every day. If you didn't find what you were looking for one day, it can be in the store within a few days. In addition to the wide thrift assortment, a number of thrift shops also offer the possibility of repairing your bicycle. look at here which stores have a bicycle mechanic have.
Recycle factory
Since 2020 is RataPlan started with the Recycle factory. This warehouse, close RataPlan Heerhugowaard, has been converted into a Recycle Factory. Clothing and textiles from underground containers, but also non-saleable clothing from the RataPlan thrift shops ends up in this factory. All textiles are sorted here by the employees for usability and completeness, and then continue on its way to be recycled even further. With the introduction of the Recycle Factory, everything is recycled down to the last thread and we are of course extremely proud of that. The more we recycle, the cleaner we can make the world.
Webshop
Since September 1, 2021 you can join RataPlan also online thrift shopping. The demand for online purchases increased, so we decided to launch a webshop. Is it difficult to physically go to the stores or do you just want to quickly see what we have to offer? Then take a look at rataplan.com.