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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.

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.

Today, the representatives of state and municipal authorities will meet with electric scooter rental companies to discuss road safety for the upcoming season. The meeting focuses on lowering speed limits and organising convenient and safe parking for personal light electric vehicles.

The City of Tallinn is continuing with the preparations for the Tallinn Hospital project based on the current refinancing agreement between Estonia and the European Commission and the schedule set by the agreement.

The Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart met with the Mayor of Laval Stéphane Boyer and Tallinn shared its experience with free public transport and they discussed the topic of city planning.

From Saturday, 1 April, Tallinn’s waste treatment facilities will start following a summer work schedule which means that the business hours will be extended during weekdays.

On Tuesday, 4 April, the second phase of the Vanasadam tram line construction work will begin and with that, Hobujaama Street and half of Laikmaa Street in the direction of Gonsiori Street will be closed. Narva mnt and the Hobujaama intersection will remain open. The construction work will cause changes to 27 bus line routes.

On 31 March, the City of Tallinn and Alfa Property OÜ signed a cooperation agreement for the construction of public infrastructure related to the Hipodroomi development. This is the first contract awarded under the public infrastructure financing regulation adopted last year.

From Monday, 3 April to 28 April, Kunderi Street will be closed to traffic because of the total reconstruction work on Jõe-Pronksi streets.

Residents’ satisfaction with the selection of cultural events taking place in Tallinn has returned to a level as high as it was before Covid-19 but the opportunities to visit these events as much as wanted is in a downward trend. The most popular cultural events organised by the city are Tallinn Old Town Days and Tallinn Maritime Days.