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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 low-cost, often leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

But this year, as demonstrations across the Middle East have pressed up the cost of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has entered .

In a region that has among the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one organization is making the most of 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 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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