Tallinn city district governments have created over 78 collection points for Christmas trees. The list of the collection points is available on the Tallinn city website.
The first free Museum Sunday of 2023 will take place this Sunday, 8 January. The initiative will be joined by the Nõmme Museum, located in the former station building.
Tallinn's district governments have set up a total of 79 collection points across the city where old Christmas trees can be given away for free. Collected Christmas trees are not dumped in landfills, but are reused for district heating in the city's houses or to generate electricity.
On 10 March, the photo exhibition "I Choose Life", depicting Ukrainians who fled to Estonia from the war and their stories, will open on Vabaduse Square. It is a social and cultural project created by Ukrainian war refugee photographers.
Tallinn Waste Centre will install 20 new containers for reusable clothing in the city this year. The first five new containers are located at Hiiu tänav 39, Haabersti tänav 1, Jõeküla tee 13, Endla tänav 23a and at the packaging point at the intersection of Magasin and Vaikse streets.
Compared to 2021, separating all waste by type has become a bit more popular. Of the types of waste, 75% of Tallinn residents collect paper and cardboard, plastic containers, glass containers, hazardous waste and electric and electronic waste separately. 87% of the residents of Tallinn collect paper and cardboard separately.
Today, the representatives of state and municipal authorities will meet with electric scooter rental companies to discuss road safety for the upcoming season. The meeting focuses on lowering speed limits and organising convenient and safe parking for personal light electric vehicles.
Tallinn ice-skating rinks will soon end their season. Lasnamäe, Mustamäe and Nõmme skating rinks will be open until the end of the week. The Old Town skating rink will remain open until the end of the month if the weather conditions allow.
Tallinn City Council decided at today's meeting to change the current trade organization - the trade organization requirements will change for all city authorities and the bodies they manage, including Tallinn’s public markets. A new application for the processing of sales permits will also be created.