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, typically leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

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

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one organization is making the most of the growing pressure to alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, currently their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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