The Beitou Refuse Incineration Plant () 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 an area of . It can treat of garbage from the Taipei area per day.
Facilities The plant's smokestack is equipped with an observation deck at an altitude of . 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
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