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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is low-cost, typically leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

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

In an area that has among the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is making the most of the to find options to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing profitable too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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