Elizabeth Chin Start (she/her) is the founder and principal consultant of Start Consulting Group LLC. Her career has focused on materials management for the last 20 years. This work has spanned local government, the private hauling industry, and as National Executive Director of a wonderful nonprofit, SCRAP Creative Reuse. Elizabeth founded Start Consulting Group to ensure that materials management systems are inclusive, equitable, and just. Through her work, she continues to spotlight the intersections of racial equity, sustainability, and social justice.