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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 low-cost, often leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have pressed up the cost of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing lucrative too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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