Product Lifetime And The Environment (PLATE) is an international, multidisciplinary conference that addresses product lifetimes in the context of sustainable development and the 4^th conference will take place at the University of Limerick in May 2021.

Participants at PLATE conferences come from a wide range of disciplines, including design, business management, marketing, environmental science, anthropology, geography, economics, sociology, and politics. Calls for abstracts are open until the 1^st of October 2020.