NASA: America’s space agency needs you.

According to a NASA press release, the organization is looking for people to suggest innovations on how to recycle waste on deep space missions in its LunarRecycle Challenge.

“As NASA continues efforts toward long-duration human space travel, including building a sustained human presence on the Moon through its Artemis missions, the agency needs novel solutions for processing inorganic waste streams like food packaging, discarded clothing and science experiment materials,” the release says.

“While previous efforts focused on the reduction of trash mass and volume, this challenge will prioritize technologies for recycling waste into usable products needed for off-planet science and exploration activities.”

NASA will distribute $3 million in prizes to those who can help solve those challenges.

The LunarRecycle Challenge offers two types of competitions to enter: A Prototype Build track — which focuses on the design and development of hardware components and systems for recycling one or more solid waste streams on the Moon — and the Digital Twin track, which focuses on the design of a virtual replica for a complete system for such waste streams, along with manufacturing end products.

Teams or individuals involved can sign up for one or both of the competition categories. Registration is open.

“Operating sustainably is an important consideration for NASA as we make discoveries and conduct research both away from home and on Earth,” said Amy Kaminski, program executive for NASA’s Prizes, Challenges and Crowdsourcing program, via the release.

“With this challenge, we are seeking the public’s innovative approaches to waste management on the Moon and aim to take lessons learned back to Earth for the benefit.”

To register — and to learn more information — visit lunarecyclechallenge.ua.edu.