SUSTAINABLE MADE SIMPLE
Hello and welcome to the Lite Foot Blog! Katie and I are thrilled you have decided to invest in sustainable living, and we can’t wait to provide you with products and information to make the transition as simple and seamless as possible.
Lite Foot Company was created by Katie Rodgers-Hubbard, and it sparked from her own personal journey to eliminate single-use plastics from her household. Like many of us, Katie started with recycling. After all, we would like to think the products we blow through so quickly will be repurposed to create something useful and avoid sitting for all eternity in a landfill, a garbage patch in the ocean or as a really bad art installation.
However, the numbers surrounding plastic production and use are staggering.
· 300 million tons of plastic are made each year.
· 11 million tons of plastic will find its way to the ocean each year.
· 50 percent of all plastic products are thrown out after just one use.
Even if we recycle every possible item, the infrastructure and processes currently in place are not enough to significantly reduce the effects of global warming that we’re experiencing all over the world. Enter: LITE FOOT COMPANY!
Katie started this business to help individual consumers reduce their carbon footprint by transitioning to eco-friendly home goods. That starts by providing commodities that minimize their impact on the earth throughout the entire lifecycle of the product. The items she curated are meant to last, but also follow environmentally conscious production and delivery methods.
Since launching in January 2021, Lite Foot Company has already helped to divert thousands of single-use products from landfills and oceans.
Lite Foot Company Best Sellers:
1. Swedish Dishcloth-diverted 3,927 Rolls of Paper towels
2. Abeego Beeswax Wraps-diverted 1,190 Rolls of plastic wrap
3. Refillable Bottles at the Refillery-diverted 1,150 plastic bottles
4. Reusable Produce Bags-diverted 38,760 plastic produce bags
5. Last Swab-diverted 58,000 cotton swabs
There are several avenues for you to connect with Lite Foot Company as you procure the best alternative and sustainable products for your home.
ONLINE
While Lite Foot Company is based in Savannah, GA, that shouldn’t stop you from purchasing everything you need for a green home. Litefootcompany.com is your new one-stop shop for the best products to reduce waste in your kitchen, bathroom and even for your pets.
The online platform is easy to navigate and separates products into categories (kitchen, bathroom, menstrual care, women-owned, etc), so it’s easy to find what you are looking for quickly. Orders are typically shipped within 24-48 hours, so you can start using your eco-friendly products shortly after the purchase. She even ships outside the U.S. for overseas customers!
Savannah locals have the added bonus of ordering online for delivery or scheduling a pickup from Lite Foot Company headquarters at 7 Rathborne Drive, Savannah, GA 31415.
THE REFILLERY
If you live in or around Savannah, be on the lookout for Hillary the Refillery! She is Lite Foot Company’s mobile store and refillery, and she’s cruising to pop-ups and farmer’s markets all over the Savannah area.
Along with selling many of the sustainable home goods from the online store, Hillary the Refillery gives customers a chance to repurpose their pasta sauce and jam jars to hold everything from hairspray and dry shampoo to all-purpose cleaners and pet deodorizer. Katie’s also got all the attachments you need to turn your old bottles and jars into dispensers for your refillery purchases.
Click here for a listing of all the upcoming pop-ups where you can find Katie and Hillary the Refillery.
THE SUBSCRIPTION BOX
Some of us (me!) have best friends (aka Katie) who are basically the Leslie Knope of owning and operating an eco-friendly home goods shop. That means I have the benefit of someone who is knowledgeable and well-versed about the best products I can use to reduce my carbon footprint. But if you don’t have someone telling you what to buy and the most effective uses for each item, it can seem overwhelming to start a sustainability journey. Well fear no longer!
The Life Foot Box is a quarterly subscription box that takes the guess work out of swapping your plastic products for reusable, green alternatives. Each box includes hand-picked products that Katie selects to help you care for you home and yourself in an environmentally conscious way. This is the sustainable starter-kit you need!
The Lite Foot Box is $50 and offers a significant price reduction on the items included each quarter. Boxes come out in March, June, September and December.
SOCIAL MEDIA
You can connect with Lite Foot Company on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and now, this blog! Reach out and let us know what products or topics you are interested to learn more about. We’d love your input and would be happy to research any new products you think would be beneficial for an environmentally-friendly lifestyle.
I am excited to work with Katie as we explore opportunities to educate ourselves and others about products that help eliminate waste and keep the earth healthy for many generations to come. We’ll be covering everything from tips and tricks to reduce single-use items in your household to looking into the systemic issues and policies surrounding pollution and global warming at a higher level. This journey is just beginning, and we’re glad you’ve decided to join.