Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant
| Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant 北投垃圾焚化廠 | |
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| Operated | 1999 |
| Location | Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Coordinates | 25°6′28.8″N 121°30′1.1″E / 25.108000°N 121.500306°E / 25.108000; 121.500306 |
| Industry | waste management |
| Style | incinerator |
| Area | 10.6 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
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
- Air pollution in Taiwan
- Waste management in Taiwan
- Neihu Refuse Incineration Plant, also located in Taipei
- Radio City Tower, a ventilation shaft of a shopping centre in Liverpool, England equipped with a revolving restaurant
References
- ^ a b "Observation Deck in the Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant". Travel Taipei. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Beitou - Floor Plan". Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Basic Design Scope". Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Yu, Sen-lun (2 January 2000). "Waste incinerator restaurant opens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Chinese)