As COP27 meets in Egypt this month, the world’s attention is once more on the environmental crisis. One great technological hope in recent years, especially in America, has been an emerging method known as ‘chemical recycling’, aka the more publicity-friendly ‘advanced recycling’. In this month’s cover story investigation, Conor McGlone takes a closer look at how it works, its pros and cons, and how green or sustainable it really is – or could be. Is it everything its proponents praise it for – or is it just so much greenwashing?
In this issue, we also have a selection of your responses to Conor’s investigation a few months ago on electrical wiring inspections. He uncovered evidence of widespread sub-standard inspections on potentially dangerous installations. Your emails contained plenty of experiences and stories that support his findings. They relate the difficulties of doing honest business in a cut-price market and a few suggestions for how things...