Bio-diesel made from Food in Oil-rich UAE

Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where car is king and fuel is cheap, often leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

But this year, as demonstrations throughout the Middle East have risen the cost 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 service 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 successful too, currently their client-list includes McDonald's.

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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