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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where automobile is king and fuel is inexpensive, frequently leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

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

In a region that has one of the highest carbon footprints worldwide, one company is taking advantage of the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's very first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's showing rewarding too, already their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

Special report: The Technology of Business

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23 August 2011

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