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Waste managers prepare for mandatory bio-waste sorting next year
Waste managers prepare for mandatory bio-waste sorting next year
In Latvia, as elsewhere in the European Union (EU), it will be mandatory for all municipalities to ensure the sorting of biodegradable waste from next year. LSM.lv contacted Latvia's leading waste management companies to find out what is being done and how Latvian residents will be encouraged to sort the waste.
Adult education project comes to a close
Adult education project comes to a close
The lifelong education program “Learning for adults”, which was running for six years, has closed. In the future, it is likely to be replaced by an even wider curriculum and accessibility, LSM's Ieva Strazdiņa reports Tuesday, September 26.
If you don't like mushroom-picking, try mushroom-spotting
If you don't like mushroom-picking, try mushroom-spotting
The Latvian national mania for mushroom picking is well documented and naturally, if you are picking mushrooms in order to eat them, you need to know the tasty ones from the ones that will put you in a coffin.
Gardening boom in Rīga, overgrown plots elsewhere
Gardening boom in Rīga, overgrown plots elsewhere
Gardening on small plots or allotments is becoming more and more popular in Riga, to the extent that there are currently no vacancies in the plots of land offered by the municipality. However, it is still possible to rent a small garden in other areas, according to Latvian Television (LTV1) program "Revidents".