The Shulin Refuse Incineration Plant () is an
incinerator
Incineration is a waste treatment process that involves the combustion of substances contained in waste materials. Industrial plants for waste incineration are commonly referred to as waste-to-energy facilities. Incineration and other high ...
in
Shulin District
Shulin District () is an inner city district in southwestern New Taipei City, Taiwan.
History
On August 1, 1946, seventeen urban villages () were divided from Yingge Township and made into Shulin Township ().
Shulin was upgraded to a cou ...
,
New Taipei
New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...
,
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northe ...
.
History
The construction of the plant started in 1992 and completed in 1995. It began its commercial operation the same year.
Technical details
The plant has a capacity of treating 450 tons of garbage per day in each of its three boilers.
As of 2020, it received a total of 17,685 tons of garbage annually and incinerated 18,876 tons of them.
Transportation
The plant is accessible within walking distance south west of
Shanjia Station
Shanjia () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration West Coast line located in Shulin District, New Taipei, Taiwan.
History
The station was opened on 7 October 1903 as ''Soa-a-kha'' Station (). In 2011, the old station was cl ...
of
Taiwan Railways.
See also
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Air pollution in Taiwan
Air pollution in Taiwan is mostly derived from sources of domestic combustion, primarily the burning of fossil fuels. Taiwan's topography has been noted to be a contributing factor to its air pollution problem, leading to poor dispersal and trap ...
References
External links
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1995 establishments in Taiwan
Buildings and structures in New Taipei
Incinerators in New Taipei
Infrastructure completed in 1995
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