Bio-diesel made from food in UAE

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The Middle East is an area where automobile is king and fuel is low-cost, frequently leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

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

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is taking advantage of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful 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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