Last week, special litter bins were installed on the beaches of the Põhja-Tallinn district to prevent cigarette butts from ending up in the sea. The material collected in the bins will later be given a new life as 3D printing filament. This is initially a pilot project that will run for two months.
Next weekend, on September 10 and 11, the Tallinn Marathon will bring more than ten thousand runners from more than forty countries to Tallinn, causing several temporary changes to traffic and public transport in the city.
Visiting the European Basketball Championship in Milan, Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart met with Milan Mayor Giuseppe Sala to discuss cooperation on environmental issues and the growing role of cities in crisis management.
The nineteenth Tallinn Entrepreneurship Day will take place on 27 September, offering participants more than forty different events and ending with the award ceremony for the winners of the Tallinn Business Awards.
Along with the upcoming reconstuction of Pikk tänav in the Old Town, the City of Tallinn is considering extending the car-free zone along the entire street. Feedback from residents is invited until 7 October.
Tallinn’s e-government services received third place in the UN’s 2022 digital services ranking. Estonia continues to be in first place among European Union member states in providing digital public services.
The Tallinn City Government today discussed energy cost saving plans for Tallinn's institutions and public services. The aim is to save at least 10 per cent in energy consumption compared to the previous period.
On Wednesday, 5 October, the mayors of the Nordic and Baltic capitals met online to discuss the education of children of Ukrainian war refugees and assistance to Ukrainian cities.
The city of Tallinn and AS Tallinna Vesi are signing a new administrative contract that regulates matters related to public water supply and sewage network and the provision of rainwater drainage services.