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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 is a region where car is king and fuel is low-cost, often leaving little incentive to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have pressed up the rate of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually entered sharp focus.

In an area that has among the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one business is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover alternatives to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving rewarding too, currently their client-list contains McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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