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Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant

Coordinates: 25°6′28.8″N 121°30′1.1″E / 25.108000°N 121.500306°E / 25.108000; 121.500306
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Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant
北投垃圾焚化廠
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Operated1999
LocationBeitou, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates25°6′28.8″N 121°30′1.1″E / 25.108000°N 121.500306°E / 25.108000; 121.500306
Industrywaste management
Styleincinerator
Area10.6 hectares
Owner(s)Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government

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.

History

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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

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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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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