Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where vehicle is king and fuel is inexpensive, frequently leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

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

In a region that has one of the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is making the most of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing profitable 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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