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 an area where automobile is king and fuel is cheap, typically leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly ways of moving.

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

In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one service is benefiting from the growing pressure to find options to oil. It's set up the Middle East's 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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