焼 却 場(しょうきゃくじょう)

しょうきゃくじょう

noun

incineration plant; incinerator facility

1. incineration plant; incinerator facility; waste burning facility

A facility where waste, garbage, or other materials are burned for disposal. In Japan, municipal incineration plants are a key part of waste management infrastructure.

ゴミは焼却場(しょうきゃくじょう)で処理(しょり)される。

Garbage is processed at the incineration plant.

新(あたら)しい焼却場(しょうきゃくじょう)の建設(けんせつ)計画(けいかく)に反対(はんたい)する住民(じゅうみん)がいる。

Some residents oppose the plan to build a new incineration plant.

この焼却場(しょうきゃくじょう)は最新(さいしん)の排(はい)ガス処理(しょり)装置(そうち)を備(そな)えており、ダイオキシンの排出(はいしゅつ)を大幅(おおはば)に抑(おさ)えている。

This incineration plant is equipped with the latest exhaust gas treatment systems and significantly reduces dioxin emissions.

Compound of 焼却(しょうきゃく) (incineration) + 場(じょう) (place/facility). Japan incinerates approximately 80% of its municipal waste, making incineration plants a familiar part of urban infrastructure. Many modern facilities also generate electricity from the heat produced.

Common collocations

ゴミ焼却場(しょうきゃくじょう): garbage incineration plant
焼却場(しょうきゃくじょう)の建設(けんせつ): construction of an incineration plant
焼却場(しょうきゃくじょう)の煙突(えんとつ): incineration plant chimney
産業(さんぎょう)廃棄物(はいきぶつ)焼却場(しょうきゃくじょう): industrial waste incineration plant

Similar words

焼却炉(しょうきゃくろ): incinerator — the furnace unit itself, not the whole facility
清掃(せいそう)工場(こうじょう): waste processing plant — euphemism used by many municipalities
処理場(しょりじょう): processing plant — broader term for any waste treatment facility
埋(う)め立(た)て地(ち): landfill — alternative disposal method where waste is buried

Related Words

Compare: 焼却炉(しょうきゃくろ) (incinerator)

Compare: 処理場(しょりじょう) (processing plant)

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