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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is low-cost, often leaving little reward to more environmentally-friendly methods of moving.

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

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

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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