U of A Spinoff Company Enters Final Phase of NASA Waste Reduction Competition
A University of Alberta associate professor, Rafiq Ahmad, has developed a spinoff company called Waste Parrot, which is set to compete in NASA's global $3 million LunaRecycle Challenge with a new waste reduction system.
Waste Parrot, an Edmonton-based firm, entered the second phase of the competition in August 2025, after being identified as one of the top 17 projects in the world, competing against more than 1,200 applicants.
“We’re happy that we’re the one and only Canadian company selected among the 17 winners in the phase one. No matter what the outcomes are for the phase two, we are equally proud … [to have] accepted this challenge,”
said Ahmad. Waste Parrot is the only Canadian team to make it to the finals.
Author's summary: U of A spinoff company competes in NASA's LunaRecycle Challenge.
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