...: renewable energy, recycling and waste management and sustainable transport. This is followed by a discussion and concluding comments. Findings Robots are playing critical and growing roles in each of the three sectors of the green economy considered. Uses are expanding in the production of renewable...

...Robert Bogue Purpose This paper aims to illustrate the growing role robots are playing in recycling and product disassembly and provide an insight into recent research activities. Design/methodology/approach Following a short introduction, this first considers robotic waste sorting systems...

...Paul G. Ranky It is obvious that in the twenty-first century engineering management teams,besides functionality, appearance, quality, cost and other traditional design and manufacturing issues, have to focus on multiple life-cycles, on demanufacturing, disassembly, recycling and the environment...

...Gerrit Kiesgen; Mike E. Emenako; Frank Slawik Recycling of glass and paper found in household refuse is recognized as environmentally desirable but, as yet, little has been done to facilitate the recycling of hard‐wearing consumer goods, the majority of which are either dumped in land‐fill sites...