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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where car is king and fuel is inexpensive, frequently leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving.

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

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one business is taking benefit of the growing pressure to find to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, already their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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