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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where cars and truck is king and fuel is low-cost, typically leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

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

In a region that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is taking benefit of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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