Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where vehicle is king and fuel is inexpensive, frequently leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

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

In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one organization is making the most of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's set up the very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing rewarding too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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