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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is low-cost, often leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

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

In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints in the world, one organization is taking benefit of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's established the first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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