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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 inexpensive, typically leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

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

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is making the most of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing successful too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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