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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 cheap, typically leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

But this year, as demonstrations across the have actually risen the cost of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In a region that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one organization is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful too, currently their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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