Kate Hinton is an award winning Public Affairs and PR consultant. She is the External Relations lead for Material Focus who have raised the issue of disposable vapes and their environmental impact, alongside their work on addressing the fastest growing waste stream – electrical waste. Kate has also led on the award winning PR for Clean Air Day. Starting out as a journalist she has spent the bulk of her career in senior communication roles across a variety of organisations including the Environment Agency, Energy Saving Trust, Greenergy and London First. As a consultant she has a number of clients including managing the public affairs work for Zipcar. And in her spare time she has worked on a number of local projects including: traffic calming campaigns; Chair of Resources for a Children’s Centre; and organises her local annual street party. Prior to this she was a Trustee at Global Action Plan.