Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant
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
References
- ^ "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
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- Official website (in Chinese)