A better chance of return
Make visible what might otherwise remain at home or be lost along the way.
Marketplace pilot · Delft
Do not let deposit value go to waste.
List your bottles and cans for free or with an asking price. Someone nearby collects them and takes them to a return point.
- Platform free during the pilot
- List for free or set an asking price
- Payment only between participants
FlesVriendlist, discover and collect
Why FlesVriend
Every container deserves a route back.
A deposit only works when bottles and cans are actually returned. FlesVriend turns one person's full bag into someone else's manageable collection round.
Smarter local rounds
Combine nearby listings and choose only a pickup time that suits your route.
Value stays local
The offerer chooses free or an asking price; the collector keeps the remaining deposit value.
Start in your own neighbourhood. Bundled local listings make a collection round easier to plan.
One marketplace, two sides
List it or collect it.
Your role is not permanent. List a bag today and plan a useful collection round another time.
For offerers
I have deposits
Add a photo, estimate the contents and choose free or an asking price.
- Choose a convenient pickup window
- Compare proposals and decide yourself
- Share the exact place only after matching
For collectors
I want to collect
See quantities, expected value, asking price, distance and pickup window in advance.
- Filter for what suits your route
- Accept the ask or make a proposal
- Return the containers and keep the remainder
A concrete example
See whether a round is worth your time.
The app estimates value using the listed quantities and known Dutch deposit amounts. The actual return depends on what the return point accepts.
Common amounts: €0.15 for a can or small plastic bottle and €0.25 for a large plastic bottle. Source: Government of the Netherlands.
Example1 bag in Delft
- 30 cans × €0.15
- €4.50
- 2 large bottles × €0.25
- €0.50
- Estimated deposit value
- €5.00
Offerer asks€2.50
Left for collector*€2.50
Platform fee: €0. *Before time and travel. Participants settle an agreed amount themselves; FlesVriend does not process or confirm payment.
From full bag to return point
Four steps. Clear arrangements.
- Step 1
List it
Add photos, quantities, a pickup window and either free or an asking price.
- Step 2
Choose together
A collector accepts or makes a proposal. The offerer chooses who will come.
- Step 3
Hand it over
Chat, agree on a place and verify the handoff with the temporary code.
- Step 4
Return it
The collector returns everything, keeps the remainder and both sides can leave a rating.
The FlesVriend app
Everything for a clear handoff.
List deposit containers, compare what is available nearby and arrange a suitable pickup time together.
The offerer decides how the bag enters the marketplace.
See price, contents, distance, pickup window and map view.
See expected value and complete the handoff together.
Support around the handoff
Clear arrangements for every handoff.
FlesVriend connects participants but is not present at the handoff and does not verify payment. You choose, make the arrangement and can always stop.
Read the common questions- 01Exact place only after matching
Other visitors see only an approximate area and distance.
- 02No device location required
The app uses map points entered by participants and does not ask where your phone is.
- 03A code for the handoff
A temporary code helps both sides complete the same handoff.
- 04Cancel, block and report
Ratings, disputes and support are there when something does not go as arranged.
Enough local supply first
Why begin in Delft?
A compact cycling area, many students and single-person households, and enough different neighbourhoods to learn which collection rounds really work.
The pilot begins only when both sides have enough participants. Rotterdam remains a possible next city.
- 1 city
- enough density before expanding
- 2 sides
- recruit offerers and collectors together
- 4 weeks
- test privately and measure real lessons first
Good to know
Questions before joining.
Is FlesVriend available now?
Access opens first to a small, balanced pilot group in Delft. Join the pilot list to hear when you can get started.
Is FlesVriend free?
The platform charges no fee during the pilot. An offerer can give containers away or choose an asking price. If participants agree on an amount, they pay each other directly at the handoff.
Does FlesVriend process payments?
No. No payment card, bank account, Tikkie login, escrow or payout runs through FlesVriend. We cannot see or confirm a payment between participants.
How is expected value calculated?
From the listed quantities and known deposit amounts. It remains an estimate: the actual return depends on the condition of each container and acceptance by the return point.
Does FlesVriend supervise the handoff?
We are not present at the physical handoff. The app limits location details shared in advance, offers chat and a temporary handoff code, and lets participants cancel, block, report and rate.
Which containers can I list?
Only containers with a deposit logo. Keep barcodes readable and bottles and cans as close to their original shape as possible.
Can I both list and collect?
Yes. Switch within the same account whenever you like. Your pilot preference only helps balance the initial group.
About the project
Built in Delft to learn locally.
FlesVriend is an independent project from Delft that brings local listings and practical collection rounds together.
Join the test group
Help more deposit containers find their way back.
Tell us which side you want to start on. We use your details only to compose a local pilot group and invite you when the test is ready.
We are starting in Delft. Join as an offerer, collector or organisation and hear when your pilot group opens.