America tries to beef up fuel production with left-over lard

Americans are often criticised for guzzling too much gas and eating too much fat, but one of the biggest meat producers in the United States is turning the tables, with plans to make fuel for lorries out of left-over lard.

Tyson foods, one of the biggest producers of pork, beef and chicken in America, has teamed up with ConocoPhillips, the oil company, to make diesel fuel out of rendered animal fats.

The plan is the latest move by big business in America to find an alternative to Middle Eastern oil to fuel the country