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 low-cost, frequently leaving little reward to discover more ways of moving.

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have actually pressed up the price of oil, the concern of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is making the most of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving lucrative too, currently their client-list consists of McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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