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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is low-cost, typically leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

But this year, as throughout the Middle East have actually pressed up the cost of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one organization is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving profitable too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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