Handmade products are better for the environment. At a time when climate change threatens the future of our planet, there is no better way to reduce the human footprint than revisiting an ancient human skill of handcrafted products. Creating products by hand uses less energy. By comparison machine manufactured products account for the highest energy consumption in the US industrial sector. Most of this energy demand is met by fossil fuel, which when burned emits large amounts of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide trap heat in our atmosphere, resulting in a warming of the planet. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, US manufacturing alone is responsible for approximately 23% of all carbon emission into the atmosphere. This has a direct impact on climate change, as well as air pollution which can cause respiratory disease. Given this context, meeting more of society’s needs through handcrafted products can contribute to mitigating the serious threat that climate change poses to humanity.
We welcome your thoughts and perspective at Tega Joy!
Skye Oduaran
Tega-Joy, INC
Griffin, GA