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, often leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

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

In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is making the most of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing too, currently their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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