Recycling store RataPlan Alkmaar

Customers who come to shop can use the car park opposite the store. So you can take your time without having to stop and think about a parking meter that expires. Please note, different rules apply to parking in the street (along the road). View here the information about parking in the Zijperstraat.

More than a thrift store!

This new RataPlan The establishment is not just a thrift store, but 'more than a thrift store† The store in Alkmaar has everything a real recycling fan could wish for and thus offers a truly special recycling experience. A wide range of thrift products with a varied range, a plant shelter where plants can be donated and bought and a studio with space to follow workshops. In addition, the cozy coffee corner should not be forgotten. Our customers can take a break there while shopping, so that the thrift shopping can be continued after the cup of coffee. In addition, this branch in Alkmaar also has a training center where, since 1 September, 15 participants have been given the logistics employee training. Finally, we have a bicycle department at Zijperstraat 46-50. This makes it possible to buy a nice second-hand bike and (if necessary) have your bike repaired. All aspects come together and the 'more than a circular experience' is complete.

Range

Every day, generous donors bring things to all our branches, so that new, unique items can be found in the store every day! In addition to a very extensive clothing department, you will naturally find small items, curiosities, books, records & furniture in this new location in Alkmaar.

Bicycle department & repair

In addition to the permanent range, you will also find a bicycle department with a bicycle repair shop in Alkmaar. Here it is possible to buy a nice second-hand bicycle and (if necessary) have your bicycle repaired, from ladies' and men's bicycles to children's bicycles. Our bicycle repair shop does its best every day to be able to offer a wide range.

Plant shelter: give plants a second life

In addition to all the possibilities of this 'more than a thrift store', there is also room for special, beautiful, large and small plants. All plants are welcome at this location. RataPlan has also entered into a partnership with plant shelter Alkmaar and tries to give as many plants a second life as possible. Do you want to donate plants or give them a second life? Then drop by RataPlan Alkmaar and take a look among all the greenery.

Eat Drink

In Alkmaar there is a cozy coffee corner. You can get fresh coffee and tea here and you can order various soft drinks. You can also enjoy a pastry or sandwich. While shopping in this beautiful, spacious circle, it is no superfluous luxury to take a short break and take a seat in the coffee corner!

RataPlan Alkmaar has a studio where various workshops can be followed. Think, for example, of upcycling all kinds of products from the store. You learn how to give a product a new life in a sustainable way. RataPlan finds it very important to show in this sustainable and above all fun way what the possibilities are with different products from our stores. But also learning to take cuttings and take care of plants is one of the workshop possibilities.

Alkmaar Pass

Did you receive the AlkmaarPas for free on the basis of your income? Use the credit on the pass to pay with us! Take your AlkmaarPas with you and have it scanned at the checkout. Don't forget your pin code!

Do you want more information about the AlkmaarPas or do you not have it yet while you are entitled to it? Then request it quickly.

Huygen pass

RataPlan Alkmaar also offers the possibility to use the Huygenpas. This pass gives residents of the municipality of Heerhugowaard with a low income the opportunity to shop with this credit at various associations and organizations, including at Kringloopwinkel. RataPlan Alkmaar.

Are you curious whether you are entitled to the HuygenPas and at which associations and organizations you can use this pass? Then check out the website of  work stop.

JoinPass

The MeedoenPas is for people in the municipality of Langedijk with a low income. These residents can apply for the participation pass and receive a digital credit that can be used at various affiliated organizations. This can be used, for example, to pay for membership of a sports club or to buy much-needed furniture at thrift store RataPlan alkmaar. Do you want to register for this pass or are you curious whether you are entitled to it? Then view the  website!

Collaboration ANWB children's bicycle plan

In 2019 Share2Day Foundation together with RataPlan started delivering bicycles to children, whose parents have a limited purse. Since 2020, the ANWB and the municipality of Alkmaar have joined in to strengthen the project and make it more sustainable. With the children's bicycle plan she wants to ensure that every child can cycle safely. In order to learn to cycle properly, it is important that children make meters on the bicycle and thus learn to participate in traffic as well as possible. But unfortunately there are still many children in the Netherlands who do not have a bicycle and we, together with Share2Day, the Municipality of Alkmaar and the ANWB, of course want to change that! That is why we would like to ask you to donate your old, unused bicycle at our location in Alkmaar at Zijperstraat 46-50. This is possible during our regular opening hours. In this way, a bicycle or the various parts of a bicycle gets a second life and with this great collaboration we can ensure that all children in the Netherlands can cycle safely.

Proud of this beautiful step

RataPlan is very proud to be able to open this beautiful location with all its possibilities and extras. We are happy that we have taken this step towards'more than a thrift store'. This creates more employment and that is true RataPlan stands for. Are you curious about our new location in Alkmaar? Come and visit this location at Zijperstraat 46-50.