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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where is king and fuel is inexpensive, frequently leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually risen the price of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.

In a region that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is taking advantage of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing lucrative too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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