Edexcel GCSE Design and Technology · 1DT0
Specification 3.3.6, 5.2.8 · Paper 1
Revise: Cultural and Ethical FactorsBuilt-in obsolescence, also called planned obsolescence, means deliberately limiting a product’s useful life or making it become outdated so that customers replace it. This can involve inadequate durability or repeated redesigns that encourage people to discard still-usable products.
- Revise: Ecological Footprint of Systems
Designing a product to have a limited useful life or to become outdated, encouraging its replacement.