Cameroonians swap oil for plastic to cut costs The price for oil for oil lamps has more than doubled in Cameroon in the last ten years, prompting many families to turn to a new type of fuel -- plastic. Known as 'allumé allumé, the plastic is a waste product from local shoe factories. But it burning it poses a danger to their health and the environment. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report. REFILING TO CORRECT HEADLINE AND SLUG.