Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The is an area where cars and truck is king and fuel is cheap, often leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have pressed up the price of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one service is making the most of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing rewarding too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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