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Tallinn continues project “Fireproof homes” aimed at low-income residents in cooperation with the Rescue Board.

The LED posts at Freedom Square have been illuminated with the colors of the Israeli flag to express support for the people of Israel and condemn the terrorist attacks targeting innocent civilians.

The Tallinn City Government established a care cost limit of 734 euros for general care services and a limit of 70 euros per month for exempting a relative of a service recipient with a lower income from the obligation to pay. This means that as of 1 July, recipients of the service will receive compensation of up to 734 euros for the cost of their nursing home spot and their relatives will be exempted from their co-payment obligation for up to 705 euros.

The City Government sent to the City Council today a draft regulation to update the principles of allocating and managing municipal housing, with the primary goal of ensuring that those in greatest need can obtain housing from the city within a reasonable timeframe.

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.

During the weekends of October 21-22 and October 28-29, Tallinn residents can dispose of hazardous waste and reusable items at local collection events.

Residents’ satisfaction with the selection of cultural events taking place in Tallinn has returned to a level as high as it was before Covid-19 but the opportunities to visit these events as much as wanted is in a downward trend. The most popular cultural events organised by the city are Tallinn Old Town Days and Tallinn Maritime Days.

To promote the separate collection of bio-waste, Tallinn is distributing bio-waste collection containers free of charge to everybody interested.

Tomorrow, April 15, the annual Urban Maintenance Month will be kicked off in Tallinn, which will be held for the 30th time. The motto of this year's campaign is "Responsibility for the Future" and the aim is to encourage people to think along on the issues of the circular economy and environmental education. During the Urban Maintenance Month, recycling of used items is made easy and hazardous waste can be disposed of free of charge.

People’s awareness on environmental issues expands with every year and with it an interest in sorting household waste. Thus, it is important to reiterate the principles for sorting waste in order to keep our environment clean and to promote waste recycling and reusing.