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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have risen 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 on the planet, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's 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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