By KATHERINE PETERSEN
Five grocery stores in Sunnyvale will display materials about recycling next month as part of an educational campaign sponsored by a variety of government and industry groups.
Volunteers for the Shop Smart Campaign will place brochures and other literature along store aisles and in special display stands at Safeway and Nob Hill Foods stores between Jan. 7 and 31.
Maija McDonald, volunteer coordinator for the campaign, said the brochures contain recycling hot-line numbers and information about how to reduce the solid waste generated through shopping.
For instance, she said, "people can buy larger boxes of cereal rather than smaller ones, and bring their own grocery and produce bags."
Volunteers will learn the best placement for the messages in a training session before the beginning of the campaign. The displays will be saved for possible future use.
The campaign is sponsored by governments in the nine Bay Area counties, the League of California Cities and the Integrated Waste Management Board, among other groups.
Barbara Hall, an analyst for Integrated Waste Management of Santa Clara County, said she began working on the project a year ago. She expects at least 250 stores in the state will participate.
The California Integrated Waste Management Board provided partial funding, and the Steel Recycling Institute donated $4,500 for $100 and $500 grocery-store gift certificates that customers can win in a drawing.
Sunnyvale resident Sharon Collier, one of the program's volunteers, said she wanted to participate in the project because she is concerned about the environment.
"Every little bit helps. They will save themselves a lot of hassle. If we recycle, we will have more resources down the road for our kids and our grandkids," Collier said.
This article appeared in the Sunnyvale Sun, Wednesday, December 20, 1995.
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