Friday, February 5, 2016

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Here at UncommonGoods, we have a Single-Stream Recycling Program which relies on us separating our waste between the blue bins and the black bins.  Additionally, we have compost bins available in the B-side break room and the A-side kitchen area.

Want to see how single stream recycling works?  Watch this video at SIMS Municipal Recycling, located here in Sunset Park at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal!

B with Us: Ben & Jerry’s and New Belgium Collaboration


Fellow B Corps Ben & Jerry’s and New Belgium Brewing have partnered to release limited batch ice cream and ales. They plan a larger release if demand is high. The collaboration of the two B Corps speaks to B Corp values as they jointly partnered with Protect Our Winters to raise awareness for reducing the effects of climate change (with a portion of the proceeds from the ice cream and beer to be donated to Protect Our Winters). Interested in learning more? Click here.


Within 5: Lunar New Year Celebration in Sunset Park


On February 14 at 11:00 am, The Brooklyn Chinese-American Association is sponsoring a Lunar New Year parade on 8th Avenue (beginning at 50th Street and heading North). Continue to celebrate the New Year/ Valentine’s Day by enjoying some of the city’s best Dim Sum.

February Birthdays

Happy Birthday to our team members celebrating in February! 

2/4 Rudy Mathelier
2/5 Safiya Whitehead
2/6 Tanya Castin
2/8 Ronell Brown
2/10 Caitlin-Marie Miner
2/11 Orlando Geronimo
2/15 Esther Akinwande
2/16 Michael Stokes
2/20 Thomas Mascaro
2/20 Nasheira Walker
2/23 Scarlette Simpson
2/24 Teshawn Hardy
2/25 Erica Pepitone
2/26 Craig Belson
2/26 Sean Cullen

January & February Work Anniversaries

Happy work anniversary to our January and February starts! Our celebrating team members would have been present for 228 company lunches. If each of those company lunches were ramen, they should probably read this post.

Carolyn Topp, 120 snacks (10 years!)

Jillian Brendlen, 24 snacks (2 years)

Nikki DeSautelle, 24 snacks (2 years)

Seth Walter, 24 snacks (2 years)

Claire Feuer, 12 snacks (1 year)

Erica Pepitone, 12 snacks (1 year)

Julie Weeber, 12 snacks (1 year)


February Events

February 11th
Company Snack: Cakes and Pastries

February 16th 
Annual Holiday Party 2016
RSVP to Anita (acheung@uncommongoods.com
by February 9th
Where? Bogota Latin Bistro (141 5th Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217)
When? 6:00pm