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Bio-diesel made from food in UAE

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The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is inexpensive, often leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have actually pushed up the cost of oil, the problem of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints in the world, 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 successful 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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