Consumer awareness of recycling and choosing products based on their recyclability will continue to be a big sustainability trend this year.

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Second, while the Chinese car companies seemed in danger of relinquishing their leadership position in market share to the Europeans based on sales through August, the recent dispute with Japan has enabled them to reverse this trend.

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According to Stoll, this reflects a consistent trend of migration from the Frost Belt to the Sun Belt states based on a combination of causes.

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