1 Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE
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Bio-diesel made from food in UAE

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The Middle East is a region where vehicle is king and fuel is inexpensive, typically leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

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

In a region that has among the greatest carbon footprints on the planet, one business is benefiting from the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing lucrative too, currently their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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