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

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

In an area that has among the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is making the most of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative 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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