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The authors concentrated on the issue of the recycling process of the product, taking into account the phase of its design. The purpose, structure, technology and example results are presented in this paper.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Design\/methodology\/approach<\/jats:title><jats:p>It was assumed that analysis will be performed based on a set of measures of a product. These measures (developed by the authors), describing the product from the recycling point of view, are calculated automatically, according to the changes (variants) in the product's model. The presented tool is based on agent technology. The structure of the system \u2013 the agents, its roles and communication between them \u2013 has been described.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>The main achievement of the work presented in this paper is the method supporting eco\u2010design based on agent technology. Based on the analysis of the process of recycling\u2010oriented eco\u2010design, the authors designed and then implemented the tool that aids designers' activities in the area of eco\u2010design. The drawn\u2010up method supports decision making concerning designing environmental\u2010friendly products. Thanks to agent technology, the design process can be conducted in the distributed design environment.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>The usage of the presented computer\u2010aided and recycling\u2010oriented system during the design process requires the duplication of some of the engineer's work. The analysis is performed within the presented tool, outside the typical contemporary design environment, such as CAD 3D systems. As a consequence, there is a need to enter the product structure into the described system, which can be inconvenient. The further work of the authors assumes implementation of this concept into a CAD 3D system.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title><jats:p>There has been a limited amount of research work regarding application agent technology in the field of end\u2010of\u2010life oriented design. The structure of the system, the measurements and idea of extension of product structure are the original results of the work. 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