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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 reward to find more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have actually pushed up the price of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has come into .

In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is making the most 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 lucrative too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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