Roteb was a city

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company which was in service of the

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and tried to make sure that the

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are kept tidy and they also offered

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services. Later Roteb only leased vehicles, like city cleaning and waste management (''Reiniging'') this is now taken care of by the municipality as ''Vervoer & Materieel''. The

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Roteb stood for Reiniging (cleaning), Ontsmetting (Desinfecting), Transport (Transport) and Brandweer (Fire Department). The Fire Department separated from ROTEB in 1972. Roteb was founded in 1876 as the ''Rotterdamsche reinigingsdienst'' (Rotterdam cleaning service). It was dissolved in October 2019.

External links

Gemeente Rotterdam - Reiniging

Gemeente Rotterdam - Vervoer & Materieel

Engelfriet.net
Roteb Purifying Plant
MIMOA architecture site

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