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Although bulky waste is covered by the organised waste collection scheme and need to be handed over on a separate agreement with your waste collector, Tallinn residents will again be able to drop off bulky waste free of charge at all waste collection stations in Tallinn for a week (9-15 May) as part of Environment Month.

All four waste stations in Tallinn are open every day from the beginning of April to provide smoother service. The stations switch to summer operation on 1 April, which also means longer opening hours.

Tallinn is commemorating the innocent victims of the 9 March 1944 bombing and the war in Ukraine on Wednesday, the anniversary of the March bombing, with a memorial service at the Siselinna cemetery and a concert in the Old Town's Church of the Holy Spirit and candle-lighting on Harju Street.

Used car tyres resulting from the spring tyre replacement can be disposed of free of charge at a collection point or a waste station.

Organised for the first time, the free bulky waste collection week resulted in ten times as much bulky waste collected at Tallinn's waste collection stations than during the usual week in March. A total of 1 472 cubic metres of bulky waste was collected at the stations during the week, up from 125 cubic metres a week earlier.

People living in Tallinn according to the population register will be able to dispose of bulky waste such as furniture, bicycles and prams free of charge at the city's waste stations.

The City of Tallinn signed an annual cooperation agreements with Viimsi and Saue municipalities, under which residents of Viimsi are able to use the Pärnamäe waste station and residents of Saue parish the Pääsküla waste station under the same conditions as Tallinn residents. Due to the increase in the number of visitors, the contract fee for Viimsi parish has increased by 72 per cent and that of Saue parish by 26 per cent compared to the previous year.

During the Christmas period, 24-26 December, public transport in Tallinn will operate on Sunday timetables, and on New Year's Eve the last buses and trams will leave the city centre at 3am.

From Monday 13 June, 14 school stadiums and 4 sports fields will be open to the public in Tallinn, free of charge. At least one school stadium will be opened in each district.

Over the last two weekends of May, a total of 1,444 residents of Tallinn handed over altogether 26.5 tonnes of hazardous waste in the collection campaign, and 1.5 tonnes of reusable items were donated for recycling.