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 cheap, typically leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have actually pushed up the cost of oil, the problem of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one business is taking advantage of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into . It's showing rewarding 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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