Bio-diesel made from food in UAE

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The Middle East is an area where automobile is king and fuel is low-cost, often leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

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

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is taking advantage of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving 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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