Waste We Don't Think About

Waste We Don't Think About

From Spot On by Spot On

November 28, 2025 · 23 min · Season 1 · Episode 3

About this episode

The episode discusses overlooked waste issues with sustainability specialist Jamie Dardarian.

Welcome back to Spot On Sustainability . We hope you missed us! In this episode of Spot On , we’re getting introspective and acknowledging waste we don’t think about with special guest Jamie Dardarian, a sustainability specialist at Mount Royal University. Jamie unpacks waste related to technology, books, and what university campuses do to try to be as sustainable as possible.  Subscribe to the Spot On feed to hear next month’s episode - until then, keep practicing sustainability in your own life one episode at a time! This semester, season one is housed at Mount Royal University, situated on an ancient and storied land steeped in ceremony and history that, until recently, was occupied exclusively by people indigenous to this place. With gratitude and reciprocity, this podcast acknowledges the relationships to the land and all beings, and the songs, stories and teachings of the Siksika Nation, the Piikani Nation, the Kainai Nation, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation (consisting of the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney Nations), the people of the Tsuut’ina Nation, and the Métis. Spot On is produced in partnership with Sustainable Calgary, whose mission is to promote, encourage…

People in this episode

Host: Abiola Famakinwa

Guest: Jamie Dardarian

Topics covered

  • sustainability
  • waste
  • technology
  • education
  • university campuses

Keywords

  • sustainability
  • waste
  • technology
  • books
  • university
  • campus
  • environment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mount Royal University, Sustainable Calgary

Places: Calgary, Siksika Nation, Piikani Nation, Kainai Nation, Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation, Tsuut’ina Nation, Métis

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