Bio-diesel made from food in UAE

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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

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

In a region that has one of the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first scheme 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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