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 low-cost, typically leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have risen the rate of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is making the most of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into . It's showing successful too, currently their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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