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 inexpensive, frequently leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

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

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, already their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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