Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where car is king and fuel is inexpensive, often leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have actually pushed up the cost of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one business is benefiting from the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.

reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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