Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is an area where cars and truck is king and fuel is inexpensive, often leaving little incentive to find more environmentally-friendly ways of walking around.

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

In a region that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is taking benefit of the growing pressure to discover options to oil. It's established the Middle East's first scheme to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It's proving successful too, currently their client-list includes .

Philip Hampsheir reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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