| The capacity of the
combustible garbage pit is approximately 15,000
square meters, with a height of some 42 meters.
The largest amount of garbage that the crane can
pick up at one time is about 12 tons. Roughly once
every 20 minutes a load of garbage is picked up
and put into the incinerator. If the timing is right,
you'll be lucky enough to see the crane in action. |
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Close
to 2,000 people visit the Maishima Plant each month.
The highlight of the plant tour is surely the garbage
pit. The pit is so deep that it seems as if you're going
to be sucked in as you look down on it. The sight of the
huge crane picking up the garbage is also very impressive
when you see it upclose.
 And
it is also safe to say that the smell in the plant is
practically nonexistent. Because the air on the platform
is drawn in to help incenerate the garbage, the system
has been designed so that no odor will be released outside.
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