Innovation Projects

Public sector innovation projects are funded through the Innovation Fund and the Innovation Programme. During the current EU funding period, the Innovation Fund supports projects that seek solutions for implementing the changes identified in the Estonia 2035 strategy by applying new knowledge and technologies. The Innovation Programme is an approximately eight-month design-thinking-based programme for developing public services. Since 2019, four Innovation Programmes have been carried out, involving a total of 26 projects.

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    2.4.3. Waste Sorting

    Suur konteiner prügikottidega, konteineri kõrval seisev ja istuv mees.

    How can people be encouraged to sort their waste?

    Interviews with 26 people across Estonia showed that the current waste-sorting system is fragmented and inconvenient.

    We tested new ways to encourage people to sort their waste. A waste-sorting experiment in Kuressaare showed that nearly one quarter of people who had not previously sorted their waste were willing to start if the process was made easy for them.

    All three packaging recovery organisations operating in Estonia have since adopted standardised waste labels and sorting guidelines.

    Project duration: 2019
    The project was implemented as part of the Innovation Programme.

    Read more (in Estonian): 
    Prügi_sorteerimine - lõpuesitlus.pdf | 6.82 MB | pdf

    Last updated on 30.09.2025

     

    Activities and projects in the field of innovation are funded under the European Union Cohesion Policy 2021–2027 measure.

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