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

This spring, Tallinn will give out a total of 125 kits of sorted waste collection boxes to 24 city institutions for the purpose of improving and promoting waste sorting in city-managed institutions.

This Sunday, 7 May, the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia will again participate in a free of charge Museum Sunday after being closed for the winter season. Due to construction works and various events, the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds Visitor Centre will not take part in the Museum Sundays until August.

In 2021, a rooftop construction examination was conducted on 56 buildings in Tallinn to assess energy-saving possibilities. It was discovered that 28 buildings in the city can support solar power plants.

Until October 8th, all residents of Tallinn have the opportunity to submit ideas for next year's participatory budget projects. In the past two weeks, 222 proposals have been submitted, with the most active participation coming from the Nõmme and Kesklinn districts.

In response to Minister of the Interior Lauri Läänemets, Tallinn's Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart has expressed the city's request for an extension in making the decision to close the Kopli fire department and has offered to contribute to its continued operation.

Tallinn's participatory budgeting for 2024 saw the submission of 491 proposals, surpassing the previous record by 76 and achieving the best result in four years. An expert committee will evaluate the feasibility of these ideas. The projects to be implemented will be decided through public voting.

This year, Tallinn has given restoration grants to support the restoration of 24 historical buildings that include restoring roofs, façades and a historical elevator. New applications for restoration grants will be accepted from the beginning of the next year.

The city government sent the draft regulation correcting the thresholds of housing costs related to rent, electricity and heating, which have increased significantly compared to last year, to the council to be taken into account when paying subsistence benefits.

The number of foreign tourists in Tallinn is on the rise and more than half of the city residents think that there should be more of them. From the point of view of the future of Tallinn's foreign tourism, it is important to invest in activities that increase the attractiveness of the city as a destination and to maintain a stable economic environment aimed at increasing competitiveness.