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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where car is king and fuel is cheap, often leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have actually pushed up the rate of oil, the concern of sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints worldwide, one business is taking benefit of the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, already their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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