Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant

The Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant (traditional Chinese: 北投垃圾焚化廠; simplified Chinese: 北投垃圾焚化厂; pinyin: Běitóu Lèsè Fénhuà Chǎng) is an incinerator in Zhoumei Borough, Beitou District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant
北投垃圾焚化廠
Operated1999
LocationBeitou, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°6′28.8″N 121°30′1.1″E
Industrywaste management
Styleincinerator
Area10.6 hectares
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.[1]

Technical details

The plant spans over an area of 10.6 hectares.[2] It can treat 1,800 tons of garbage from the Taipei area per day.[3]

Facilities

The plant's smokestack is equipped with an observation deck at an altitude of 116 meters.[1] On 1 January 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.[4]

Transportation

The plant is accessible within walking distance southwest of Shipai Station of Taipei Metro.

See also

References
  1. "Observation Deck in the Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant". Travel Taipei. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  2. "Beitou - Floor Plan". Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  3. "Basic Design Scope". Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
  4. Yu, Sen-lun (2 January 2000). "Waste incinerator restaurant opens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.