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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is inexpensive, typically leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have actually risen the cost of oil, the concern of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing lucrative too, already their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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