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

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

But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have risen the price of oil, the concern of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually entered into sharp focus.

In an area that has one of the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one business is taking advantage of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's established the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving profitable 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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