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The
exhibition includes models of the Maishima Plant and its
sister-facility in Vienna, the Fernheizwerk Spittelau,
and posters and photographs by Hundertwasser. |
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The
official mascot of the Maishima Plant, POM-kun, plays
a starring role in the facility's introductory video.
The name POM was created by reversing the initials of
"Maishima Plant." |
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One
display in the facility, "Cavern of Flames,"
offers information on the mechanism for generating power,
which makes use of the heat that is a product of waste
incineration. When you turn the handle of the generator,
an acrylic lotus flower opens, allowing visitors to learn
how power is generated. |

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In
the "Valley of Junk," a miniature version of
the crane game like the ones you see at the arcade, visitors
manipulate the tool to better understand how garbage is
separated and recycling is carried out. |

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the end of the tour, one of the workers said something
quite interesting: "At first, I wasn't particularly
thrilled about working here because from the outside it
didn't look at all like a waste incineration plant. But
now working here gives me a kind of healing feeling. And
I also feel proud to be working at a plant that is receiving
so much attention from around the world." |
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