Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is cheap, frequently leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have actually pressed up the price of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In an area that has among the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one company is making the most of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing successful too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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