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Bio-diesel made from food in UAE

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

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have risen the rate of oil, the issue of finding alternative sources of fuel has entered sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one business 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 showing lucrative too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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