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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

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

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is benefiting from the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme 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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