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The Tallinn urban area has dozens of public fountains, where everyone can get free clean drinking water, something especially important in hot weather.

Tallinn Deputy Mayor Tiit Terik participated in a digital assembly of mayors as part of the world cities summit held in Brussels. Representing Tallinn, he signed the Living-in.eu declaration, whose purpose is to create successful innovative digital solutions for the advancement of sustainable digital transitioning in European Union cities and communities in cooperation with cities of different sizes.

Tallinn will once again open Christmas tree collection points across the city this year, where residents can dispose of natural Christmas trees free of charge after the holidays. The opening times of the collection points vary by district – in some districts the points are already open, while in others they will open shortly.

The city allocates a total of €400,000 of restoration grants to 54 applicants, the maximum grant amount being €30,000.

During the past school year, an environmental education programme had been carried out in Tallinn nurseries and schools encouraging children to reuse and recycle things and to develop the habit of sorting waste by type.

At its session on 8 December, the Tallinn City Council elected Peeter Raudsepp as Mayor and approved the new City Government.