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The Institute for Quality of Life, located in London, awarded Tallinn with a bronze award, placing Tallinn at 130th place in the 200 Happiest Cities ranking.

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.

On Tuesday, 11 April, the MELT Innovation Forum will take place at Tallinn Creative Hub. In its eighth year, the top annual event for business development brings together like-minded people to share ideas of the future and spot opportunities for innovation.

Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart met with First Deputy Mayor of the city of Yerevan Levon Hovhannisyan to discuss opportunities for cooperation between the two cities both within the framework of the European Green Capital programme and in other areas.

On Tuesday 28 March, AS Tallinna Vesi will be switching the water supply for the district of Nõmme to the drinking water from the Ülemiste water treatment plant for a period of 12 hours. The purpose of this test is to map out opportunities to ensure the water supply for the people and businesses of Nõmme in the event that the district suffers a wide-scale blackout and its well pump stations cannot supply them with water.

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.

Due to the construction of the second phase of the Vanasadama tram line, which will begin in April, changes will be made to 27 bus routes. From 4 April to 31 May 2023, buses 1, 2, 8, 9, 11, 14, 18, 18A, 20, 20A, 23, 29, 31, 34, 35, 38, 40, 44, 46, 48, 51, 55, 60, 63, 67 and 68 will be rerouted and bus 15 will change.

From 22 March, in Lasnamäe, the construction of the Lasnamäe light traffic route that began at the end of last year will continue on the section between J. Smuuli Road and Valge Street.

At the end of 2022, Tallinn city made a goal to save at least 10 per cent on energy compared to the previous year. To reduce energy costs, various energy-saving measures have successfully been implemented in the city’s buildings, adjusting technical systems and influencing habits of employees.

In spring, it will be easier for people in the green capital to hand over scrap tyres. They can bring their used car tyres to any of the capital’s waste treatment facilities – Paljassaare, Pärnamäe, Rahumäe and Pääsküla. The Loksa waste treatment facility will also accept scrap tyres from businesses.