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GCSE Design and Technology · key term
Processing waste material so that it can be used to make new products.
Used by AQA
Paper 1
Revise: SustainabilityRecycling aluminium keeps existing metal available for new products and reduces the need to obtain more raw material. It conserves a finite resource rather than creating a new natural supply.
Processing waste material into material that can be used to make new products.
Recycling a metal conserves its finite supply; it does not make the original resource non-finite.
Link a design choice to its effect: designing for disassembly allows materials to be separated for recycling, reducing waste sent to landfill.
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