Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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

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

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one business is making the most of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing profitable too, already their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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