Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant

Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant 北投垃圾焚化廠
Operated	1999
Location	Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan
Coordinates	25°6′28.8″N 121°30′1.1″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.

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.

Technical details

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

Facilities

The plant's smokestack is equipped with an observation deck at an altitude of 116 meters. 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.

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

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)