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
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

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 an area of 10.6 hectares (26 acres).^[2] It can treat 1,800 tonnes (1,800 long tons; 2,000 short 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 metres (381 ft).^[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