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, frequently leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

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

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is making the most of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing successful too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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