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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 more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have risen the cost of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints in the world, one company is making the most of 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 successful too, already their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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