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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 find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have actually pressed up the cost of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually come into sharp focus.

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one is taking benefit of the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, currently their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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