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

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have pressed up the price of oil, the concern of discovering alternative sources of fuel has come into sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one organization is making the most of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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