Eduqas GCSE Design and Technology · C600
Component 1
Revise: Ecological and Social Footprint of ComponentsSustainable design considers impacts across the life cycle rather than treating recycling as the only solution. Mobile phones are a useful example because new models and features can encourage replacement even when an existing phone still works. Rapid obsolescence combined with demand for new technology increases the volume of discarded electronics, or e-waste.
- Revise: Paper and Board: Ecological and Social Footprint
Designing to meet people’s needs while reducing environmental harm and resource use, and considering effects on people throughout the product’s life.