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