Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where car is king and fuel is low-cost, frequently leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have actually pressed up the price of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In a region that has one of the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, already their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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