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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 cheap, frequently leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving around.

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have pressed up the cost of oil, the problem of sources of fuel has come into sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one company is benefiting from the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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