Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
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The Middle East is an area where cars and truck is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have risen the rate of oil, the concern of finding alternative sources of fuel has entered into sharp focus.

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one organization is benefiting from the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing 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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