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 low-cost, often leaving little to find more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

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

In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is making the most of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very 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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