No dirt, no stench — strict waste and cleanliness control. Last year, 50,000 visitors came to explore Bali Incineration Plant as a scenic spot.

This isn’t an amusement park, it’s an incineration plant！Bali Waste Incineration Plant not only handles waste but also features facilities and attractions such as a heated swimming pool, eco-friendly cabins, and hiking trails. What was once a NIMBY facility has now become a leisure destination for the public. Last year, 50,000 people visited. Plant Manager Jiang Junqing said, “We’ve endured nearly 20 years of protests, and we’re happy to be known as the ‘most popular incineration plant.’”

“Dirty and smelly — that’s the public’s fixed impression of incineration plants, but we’re different,” Jiang Junqing said. Bali Incineration Plant began operations in 2001. During the site preparation period, it faced strong opposition from nearby residents. But 15 years later, public perception of Bali Incineration Plant has completely changed.

Jiang Junqing said that Bali Incineration Plant knows it’s not well-liked. In addition to strictly managing incoming and outgoing garbage trucks and enforcing cleanliness standards — ensuring no dripping water or foul odors — the plant also enforces waste sorting to reduce emissions from burning, thereby changing its stereotypical image.

In 2008, the plant used feedback funds to establish the Taiping Hiking Trail. It also utilizes waste steam heat to operate a heated swimming pool on-site, and has built eco-friendly green energy cabins that offer free accommodation to the public, allowing them to experience a low-carbon lifestyle. “The primary task of an incineration plant is to handle waste, but we also hope to promote environmental awareness.”

The plant’s efforts have gradually softened public attitudes. Huang Guoli, an environmental activist who once strongly opposed the incineration plant’s construction, even held his wedding here. Last year, 50,000 people used the plant’s various facilities, making it a top leisure choice for the public and earning it the title of “most popular incineration plant.”

“I’ve seen visitors bring friends to the incineration plant and proudly say, ‘This is my good neighbor,’” Jiang Junqing said. He’s delighted to have earned public recognition and plans to continue working hard to make the incineration plant an “alternative amusement park.”