Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant

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| name = Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant
北投垃圾焚化廠

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| operated = 1999

| location = Beitou, Taipei, Taiwan

| industry = waste management

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| area = 10.6 hectares

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| owner = Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government

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The Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant ({{zh|t=北投垃圾焚化廠|s=北投垃圾焚化厂|first=t|p=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.{{cite web|url=https://www.travel.taipei/en/attraction/details/632|title=Observation Deck in the Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant|website=Travel Taipei|access-date=13 April 2017}}

Technical details

The plant spans an area of {{Convert|10.6|ha}}.{{cite web|url=http://english.dep.gov.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=204467&ctNode=19021&mp=110002|title=Beitou - Floor Plan|website=Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government|access-date=13 April 2017}} It can treat {{Convert|1,800|t}} of garbage from the Taipei area per day.{{cite web|url=http://english.dep.gov.taipei/ct.asp?xItem=204437&ctNode=19021&mp=110002|title=Basic Design Scope|date=30 August 2010|website=Department of Environmental Protection, Taipei City Government|access-date=13 April 2017}}

Facilities

The plant's smokestack is equipped with an observation deck at an altitude of {{Convert|116|m}}. 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.{{Cite news|last=Yu|first=Sen-lun|date=2 January 2000|url=http://taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/01/02/0000017955|title=Waste incinerator restaurant opens|publisher=Taipei Times|access-date=10 September 2018}}