Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant
The Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant (Chinese: 北投垃圾焚化廠; pinyin: Běitóu Lèsè Fénhuà Chǎng) is an incinerator in Zhoumei Borough, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.[2]
Operated | 1 July 1991 |
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Location | Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan |
Coordinates | 25°6′28.8″N 121°30′1.1″E |
Industry | Waste management |
Style | Incinerator |
Area | 10.6 hectares[1] |
Owner(s) | Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government |
History
The plant was originally established as the Shilin Refuse Incineration Plant on 1 July 1991. On 1 July 1995, the plant was renamed Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant and it was made a unit of the Department of Environmental Protection of the Taipei City Government.[3]
Technical details
The plant can treat 1,800 tons of garbage from the Taipei area per day.[4]
Facilities
The plant's smokestack is equipped with an observation deck at an altitude of 116 meters.[3] On January 1, 2000, a revolving restaurant opened above it (claimed to be world's first restaurant on a waste incinerator chimney), which seats 120 guests and is powered by energy from the incinerator.[5]
Transportation
The plant is accessible within walking distance southwest of Shipai Station of Taipei Metro.
See also
- Air pollution in Taiwan
- Waste management in Taiwan
- Neihu Refuse Incineration Plant, also located in Taipei
References
- "Beitou - Floor Plan". Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- "Affiliated Departments". Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- "Observation Deck in the Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant". Travel Taipei. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- "Basic Design Scope". Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- Yu, Sen-lun (2000-01-02). "Waste incinerator restaurant opens - Taipei Times". taipeitimes.com. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
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