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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 low-cost, frequently leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

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

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one business is benefiting from the growing pressure to find to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful too, currently their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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