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Bio-diesel made from food in oil-rich UAEClose
The Middle East is an area where vehicle is king and fuel is inexpensive, typically leaving little reward to find more environmentally-friendly methods of walking around.
But this year, as protests throughout the Middle East have risen the cost of oil, the issue of discovering alternative sources of fuel has actually come into sharp focus.
In an area that has one of the greatest carbon footprints in the world, one organization is making the most of 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 successful too, already their includes McDonald’s.