Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAE

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The Middle East is a region where cars and truck is king and fuel is low-cost, frequently leaving little reward to discover more environmentally-friendly methods of moving around.

But this year, as protests across the Middle East have actually pressed up the rate of oil, the concern of finding alternative sources of fuel has actually come into sharp focus.

In a region that has one of the highest carbon footprints on the planet, one service is benefiting from the growing pressure to find alternatives to oil. It’s established the Middle East’s first plan to recycle cooking oil into biodiesel. It’s proving successful too, already their client-list includes McDonald’s.

reports from Dubai.

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23 August 2011

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