Municipality of Voorne aan Zee flips tiles for greenery!
Voorne aan Zee bounces tiles during the NK Tile Bouncing. This spring, everyone can replace tiles with greenery again. We are lending residents a hand with a tile cab, which will come and pick up your wiped tiles.
Tiles out, greenery in. Voorne aan Zee is flipping tiles along with at least 280 municipalities in the Netherlands during the NK Tegelwippen. From March 21 to October 31, 2025, everyone can once again massively replace tiles with grass, flowers, shrubs and trees. To give residents of Voorne aan Zee a helping hand, a special tile cab will drive around in May and June to pick up your tossed tiles. With this initiative, the municipality is helping residents to make their gardens greener. More greenery means less flooding during downpours, cooler villages and towns during hot summers and a healthier environment.
Alderman climate adaptation, Robert van der Kooi is enthusiastic: "The climate is changing, we notice this for example in the heavy rain showers. We are experiencing more and more flooding because the water cannot drain away. Greening is therefore important. Take a look at your garden and discover where it could be greener. By flipping tiles and bringing back greenery, rainwater can sink directly into the ground. That way you turn your yard into a sponge that captures water when it pours and holds it for dry periods. And the rocked tiles ... we'll come and pick them up from you!
Tile cab in Voorne aan Zee
It is for the second time that Voorne aan Zee is taking part in the NK Tegelwippen. This year, for the first time, there is a tile cab driving around Voorne Voorne aan Zee Zee to pick up wiped tiles from residents' homes. The tile cab will drive on a number of Mondays in May and June. The exact dates, Requirements and how to order the tile cab is at nl There are 15 spots per Monday to reserve for the tile cab, so full is full. Residents can also deliver their wiped tiles themselves to one of the municipal yards for a fee. Through the website nl, they can report how many tiles they have wiped.
Who will win the Golden Tile?
The municipality that tips the most tiles has a chance to win a great title, the Golden Tile. The standings are maintained on the NK Tile seesaw website. Anyone can submit wiped tiles at nl. Tiles are added to your community and the National Tile Counter. In the past five years, over 20 million tiles have already been replaced by grass, flowers, shrubs and trees in the Netherlands and Flanders as a result of tile-swiping. That adds up to about 360 soccer fields of green space.