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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where car is king and fuel is low-cost, typically leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

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

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, 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 proving profitable too, already their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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